Mark Boswell
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Medal record | ||
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Men’s Athletics | ||
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World Championships | ||
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1999 Seville | High Jump |
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2003 Paris | High Jump |
Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | High Jump |
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2002 Manchester | High Jump |
Pan American Games | ||
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1999 Winnipeg | High Jump |
Universiade | ||
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1999 Palma de Mallorca | High Jump |
Mark Boswell (born July 28, 1977 in Mandeville, Jamaica) and grew up in Brampton, Ontario is a Canadian high jumper, who won a total number of six national titles in the men's high jump event.
Boswell attended the University of Texas at Austin. In 2006, he won gold at the Commonwealth games held in Melbourne, Australia. His other notable achievements in international competition include 7th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 6th place at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Saint-Denis, France.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 2.24 m | |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (q) | 2.23 m | |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 2nd | 2.30 m | |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 2.25 m | ||
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 2.35 m | ||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 2.32 m | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | 2.20 m | |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 2.31 m | ||
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 2.25 m | ||
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 4th | 2.31 m | ||
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester England | 1st | 2.28 m | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 2.25 m | |
World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 2.32 m | ||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 2.29 m | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 2.29 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 2.26 m |
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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