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Mark Forsythe

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Mark Clifford Forsythe (born 10 August 1965) is a Northern Irish former athlete who competed in the men's long jump event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992. Forsythe was affiliated with Ballymena & Antrim.

Following his athletics career, Forsythe, who was born in Belfast, worked for BBC Northern Ireland as a presenter and reporter. He went on to join Sky in 1995, and worked for Sky Sports as an executive producer, and later as production workflow manager.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
 Great Britain /  Northern Ireland
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th 7.54 m (7.77)
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 16th 7.46 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 11th 7.79 m (7.91)
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 16th (q) 7.95 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 8th 7.76 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) 7.71 m
  • (#) Results in parentheses indicate distance achieved in qualifying round.
  • (q) Indicates overall position achieved in qualifying round.
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