Mark Holtom
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 February 1958 Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England[1] |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles |
| Club | Stoke AC |
| Coached by | Graham Knight (1985)[2] |
John Mark Holtom (born 6 February 1958) is a male retired athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles who competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]
Biography
[edit]Holtom finished second behind Berwyn Price in the 110 metres hurdles event at both the 1977 AAA Championships[4] and the 1978 AAA Championships.[5]
He represented England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada[6] before becoming the British 110 metres hurdles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1979 AAA Championships.[7]
Holtom competed in the event at two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1980 and 1984, as well as representing England and winning a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[8]
He was 1982 AAA champion and participated in the 1983 World Championships. In 1986 he represented England for the third time at the Commonwealth Games, competing in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[9][10]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England
| |||||
| 1977 | European Junior Championships | Donetsk, Soviet Union | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 14.29 |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 14th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 14.27 |
| Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 10th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.85 | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.94 |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.83 |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 14.14 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.43 | |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.77 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.79 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | – | 110 m hurdles | DQ |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.58 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoors
- 110 metres hurdles – 13.43 (+1.9 m/s, Brisbane 1982)
- 400 metres hurdles – 49.49 (London 1985)
Indoors
- 60 metres hurdles – 7.69 (Dortmund 1983)
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Mark Holtom at World Athletics
- ^ "Black Magic!". The People. 24 July 1977. Retrieved 7 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- English male hurdlers
- British male hurdlers
- Sportspeople from Burton upon Trent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics