Mark Naylor
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 10 September 1957 York, England |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Hillingdon AC |
Mark Naylor (born 10 September 1957) is a retired male high jumper from England. he competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Naylor was a member of Hillingdon Athletic Club during his career and finished second behind Alan Dainton in the high jump event at the 1977 AAA Championships.[2] He represented England in the high jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]
At the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Great Britain[1] and shortly afterwards finished second behind Carlo Thränhardt at the 1980 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British high jump champion.[5] Naylor set his personal best (2.24 metres) in 1980.[6]
Naylor was British champion again in 1981 after another second place behind a non-British athlete in James Frazier of the United States.[7] He attended his second Olympic Games at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, representing Great Britain in the high jump event.[1]
Additionally, Naylor was a two-time UK Athletics Championships in 1978 and 1980.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Black Magic!". The People. 24 July 1977. Retrieved 7 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Olympics at Sports-Reference.com: Mark Naylor Biography and Statistics
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from York
- English male high jumpers
- British male high jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games