Mark Doyle (rower)

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FullnameMark Andrew Doyle
Born29 May 1963 (1963-05-29) (age 62)
Melbourne, Australia
Yearsactive1982–1988
Mark Doyle
Personal information
Full nameMark Andrew Doyle
Born29 May 1963 (1963-05-29) (age 62)
Melbourne, Australia
Alma materXavier College
Years active1982–1988
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight193 cm / 91 kg
Sport
SportRowing
ClubMercantile Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsKing's Cup 1982-1988
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 NottinghamM8+
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 EdinburghEight
Bronze medal – third place1986 EdinburghCoxed Four

Mark Andrew Doyle (born 29 May 1963) is an Australian former national champion, World Champion, Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning rower.

Doyle was born in Melbourne and commenced his rowing career at Xavier College. His senior rowing was with Mercantile Rowing Club where his father Brian Doyle was a club stalwart and coach.

Doyle represented Victoria at the Australian Rowing Championships in the men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship – the King's Cup on six occasions from 1982 to 1988. He was in consecutive winning Victorian crews from 1985 to 1988.[1]

In Mercantile colours he contested national championship titles at the Australian Rowing Championships on various occasions. He raced for the coxed four title in 1983,[2] and both the men's pair and coxed four in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.[3] He won the 1986 Australian coxed four championship in a Mercantile crew with his older brother David.[4]

International representative rowing

References

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