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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
| Class | Tornado | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Bulkeley (born 3 April 1979) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Tornado class.[1][2]
Bulkeley was born in Yakusu, Zaire, to Lyn, a physician, and Carol, a nurse. He began sailing at the Marconi Sailing Club after having relocated to Essex.[3]
Bulkeley sailed the Tornado crewing for Leigh McMillan, who he had met while they were studying at Portsmouth University.[3] The couple won a silver medal at the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cádiz, Spain.[4] The following year, in 2004, they finished fifth at the World Championship.[4] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bulkeley and McMillan finished 13th in the Tornado event.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mark Bulkeley". Sailing.org. International Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Bulkeley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Sailing: Bulkeley the island boy sets sail for gold". The Independent. 29 May 2004.
- 1 2 "Britain's sailing hopefuls". 29 July 2004.
- ↑ "Mark Bulkeley". Olympedia.
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