Mark Roberson
{{Short description|English javelin thrower}}
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Mark W. Roberson (born 13 March 1967) is a retired English javelin thrower. He represented England at four successive Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 2002.
Athletics career
He won the silver medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wj.htm|title=IAAF World Junior Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=23 October 2019}} finished sixth at the 1990 Commonwealth Games,{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/event/1472|title=Athletics Javelin Throw - Men Auckland 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}} seventh at the 1994 Commonwealth Games,{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/event/1472|title=Athletics Javelin Throw - Men Victoria 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}} sixth at the 1998 European Championships, fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and sixth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.{{World Athletics}}
Roberson was twice national champion after winning the 1997 AAA Championships and the 2001 United Kingdom Championships in Athletics.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/AAAJT.htm|title=AAA and National Championships Medallists|website=NUTS}}
His personal best throw was 85.67 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Gateshead.
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Category:English male javelin throwers
Category:British male javelin throwers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
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