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Mark Roberson

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Mark Roberson
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1967-03-13) 13 March 1967 (age 57)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Sport
SportJavelin

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

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He won the silver medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships,[1] finished sixth at the 1990 Commonwealth Games,[2] seventh at the 1994 Commonwealth Games,[3] sixth at the 1998 European Championships, fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and sixth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Roberson was twice national champion after winning the 1997 AAA Championships and the 2001 United Kingdom Championships in Athletics.[5]

His personal best throw was 85.67 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Gateshead.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Junior Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Athletics Javelin Throw - Men Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Athletics Javelin Throw - Men Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ a b Mark Roberson at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "AAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.