Bradley Mark

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Bradley Mark

2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Mark
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1957-02-26) 26 February 1957
New Zealand
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 10m standing air rifle
10m prone air rifle

Bradley Mark (born 26 February 1957) is a New Zealand born Australian shooter. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in shooting. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.

Personal

Mark was born on 26 February 1957[1] in New Zealand.[2] He is from Wynnum, Queensland.[3] He has incomplete quadriplegia as a result of bacterial meningitis when he was thirty-five years old.[1] He was a 2011 Queensland Sporting Wheelies Senior Male Athlete of the Year nominee.[1] He has a dog from Assistant Dogs Australia who helps him complete tasks which allow for greater independence.[1]

Shooting

Mark is an SH2 classified shooter specialising in 10m standing air rifle and 10m prone air rifle events.[1]

Mark started competitive shooting in 2005.[1] He first represented Australia in 2009.[1][2] At the 2011 World Cup in Turkey, he won a gold medal. He repeated his gold medal performance at the 2011 World Cup in Sydney.[1] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in shooting.[1][2][4][5][6] The 2012 Games were his first.[2] He did not medal at the 2012 Games.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Bradley Mark". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 May 22, 2012, 3:40 a.m. (2012-05-22). "Mark hits target for London". Bayside Bulletin. Retrieved 2012-08-15. 
  3. "Paralympic shooters on target for London". Ausshooting.org. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-08-15. 
  4. Niav Owens. "Kosmala shoots for her 11th Games -". Australia: ABC Grandstand Sport — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  5. "Kosmala on target for 11th Games -". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-08-15. 
  6. Sydney (2012-05-23). "Kosmala gets Games shot at 70". The Age. Retrieved 2012-08-15. 
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