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Mark Brown (para-athlete)

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Mark Brown
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Marathon - T46
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 5000m - T42-46

Mark Brown is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T46 long-distance events. He has also represented Gibraltar.

Mark Brown was born in 1962 or 1963 in Burnley, England.[1]

Brown competed at three Paralympics. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics he combined the 5000m and marathon, winning a bronze medal in the T42-46 marathon. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics he concentrated on the marathon where he won a silver in the T46 class and in the 2004 Summer Paralympics he concentrated on the 5000m but did not win a medal.[2]

In 2002 Brown moved to Gibraltar to live with his brother and his family and to work as a mental health nurse. In 2006 he competed in the World Road Running Championships, representing Gibraltar.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Butler, Mark (8 October 2006). ""Athletics opens up so many doors" – IAAF World Road Running Championships". World Athletics.
  2. ^ "Mark Brown". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 October 2021.