Mark Bristow
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For the South African businessman, see Mark Bristow (businessman).
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| Full name | Mark Bristow | |||||||||||||||
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8 July 1962 England Great Britain | |||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||
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Mark Bristow MBE (born 8 July 1962) is an English paralympic cyclist.[1] Born in Nazeing near Waltham Abbey, Essex, Bristow currently resides in Sacramento, California.[2] He took up the sport of disability cycling after being injured in a bike crash in San Francisco in September 1997. Bristow's is a computer administrator, and is related to the darts player, Eric Bristow.[3]
Bristow received an MBE for services to disabled sport in the 2009 New Years Honours.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mark Bristow Bio". British Cycling.
- ↑ "Athlete Biography - BRISTOW Mark". Beijing Paralympics official website.
- ↑ "Paralympic Cycling Profiles". The British Paralympic Association.
- ↑ "Hoy knighted in New Year honours". BBCSport. 2008-12-31.
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