Mark Jackson (hurdler)
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Mark Benjamin Jackson (born May 15, 1969) is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the men's 400m hurdles event. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, finishing in 19th place. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.
In addition to his successes as a track and field athlete, Jackson is a world medalist in the sport of dragon boat racing. As a member of the Slipstream Dragon Boat crew from Toronto, Ontario, Jackson won a bronze medal in the premier mixed 500 meter final at the Lee Kum Kee Dragon Boat Carnival and Club Crew World Championships in Hong Kong in 2012.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
References
- [http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=36244 Mark Jackson's profile at the Canada Olympic Committee]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |title=Mark Jackson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mark-jackson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083948/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mark-jackson-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}
External links
- {{World Athletics|14174080}}
- {{Athletics Canada|mark-jackson}}
- {{Team Canada|mark-jackson}}
- {{Olympedia|66103|Mark Jackson}}
- {{Olympics.com|mark-benjamin-jackson|Mark Benjamin Jackson}}
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Category:Canadian male hurdlers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
Category:Track and field athletes from Toronto
Category:Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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