Mark Hylton (sprinter)
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Born | (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 47) Slough, Berkshire) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark David Hylton (born 24 September 1976) is a former British 400 metres sprinter. Hylton won a silver medal in the relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Athletics career
Throughout his career, Hylton represented Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club.
In 1991, he won the English Schools' Junior 200 metres title by 1/100 of a second from Jamie Sykes of South Yorkshire.[1] He also competed in and won the Schools International Athletic Board (SIAB) indoor 200 metres, for England.[2]
In 1993, he won the English Schools' Intermediate 400 metres title.[1] He also went on to win the SIAB 400 metres title.[3] Also this year he won the AAA U17 400 metres title, both indoors and outdoors.[4][5]
In 1994, he won the English Schools' Senior 400 metres title.[1] He also won a bronze medal as part of a British 4 x 400 metres relay team at the World Junior Championships.[6] Also this year he won the AAA U20 400 metres title.[5]
In 1995, he won the AAA U20 Indoor Championships 200 metres and AAA Indoor Championships 400 metres, breaking the British indoor record in the latter with a time of 46.56 seconds.[4][7][8] Outdoors, he won the AAA U20 Championships 200 metres and he came second at the AAA Championships over 400 metres.[5][9] He then went on to win the European Junior Championships over the same distance.[10][11][12] At the same European Championships he also won the 4 x 400 metres relay title.[13][14][15] Later in the season he raced as part of the British team that finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Championships.[16][17] Also this year he retained his English Schools' Senior 400 metres title.[1]
In 1996, he raced as part of the British team that won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the Olympic Games.[18] He only raced in the heats, but still received a medal. He also won the Scottish Championships 400 metres that year, as an international competitor.[19] This year he also retained his AAA indoor 400 metres title.[8]
In 1997, he competed at the World Championships in the 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the British team that originally finished second but were upgraded to gold as a result of the disqualification of the US team. He only raced in the heats, but still received a medal.[20][21] He also won the inaugural European U23 Championships 400 metres title.[22][23][24][25][26] This year he won his third and final AAA indoor 400 metres title.[8]
In 1998, he competed at the European Championships as part of the British team in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning a gold medal.[27][28][29] Later in the year he represented England in the Commonwealth Games in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning silver.[30] He won a silver medal over 400 metres at the AAA Indoor Championships.[8]
In 1999, he raced as part of the British team in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Championships, failing to qualify for the final.[31] He came third outdoors over 400m at the AAA Championships.[9] He won a bronze medal over 400 metres at the AAA Indoor Championships.[8]
He tested positive for nandrolone in 1999, but a two-year ban was overturned following an appeal which revealed errors in the testing of his sample. One aspect of the test showed a level of nandrolone at three nanograms per millilitre (one nanogram above the maximum limit), but flaws in other aspects saw the ban dismissed due to reasonable doubt.[32]
In 2001, he competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Indoor Championships for Great Britain, finishing fourth in the final.[33] That year he also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Championships, racing only in the heats.[34] He also won the Scottish Championships 200 metres that year, as an international competitor.[19][35] He came third outdoors over 400 metres at the AAA Championships.[9] He won the South of England 400 metres title.[36]
In 2002, he raced for England in the heats of the 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the team that won gold at the Commonwealth Games.[30]
In 2003, he competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the British team that won silver at the World Indoor Championships for Great Britain. He only raced in the heats, but still received a medal.[37][38]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 400m | 46.37 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.59 | |||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.79 |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 400m | 45.71 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.77 |
References
- ^ a b c d "English Schools Championships (Boys)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Schools International Matches (Other)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Schools International Match". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b "AAA Junior Indoor Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "AAA Junior Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in IAAF World Junior Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Hylton ready to emerge from the darkness". The Independent. 10 March 1995. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "AAA Indoor Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "AAA Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "European Junior Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in European Junior Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in Olympic Games". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Scottish Championships (Other)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in IAAF World Championships in Athletics". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in European Under 23 Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Under 23 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Under 23 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Under 23 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "European Under 23 Championships and Cup". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in European Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b "British Medallists in Commonwealth Games". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Slot, Owen (2000-07-23). Athletics: Hylton cleared of drug-taking. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2011-06-24.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 8th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "ATHLETICS | Walker suffers stage fright and defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "South of England Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "British Medallists in IAAF World Indoor Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
External links
- Mark Hylton at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mark Hylton at Power of 10
- Mark Hylton at World Athletics
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