Mark Bulkeley (born 3 April 1979) is a British

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who competed in the

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in the

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class. Bulkeley was born in

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, to Lyn, a physician, and Carol, a nurse, and began sailing at the Marconi Sailing Club after having relocated to

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. Bulkeley sailed the

crewing for

Leigh McMillan Leigh McMillan (born 24 October 1980) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. McMillan has skippered ''The Wave, Muscat'' since the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series. In 2015, it was announced that McMillan was ...

, who he had met while they were studying at

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. The couple won a silver medal at the

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, Spain. The following year, in 2004, they finished fifth at the World Championship. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bulkeley and McMillan finished 13th in the Tornado event.

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* * * 1979 births Living people Olympic sailors for Great Britain British male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Tornado Extreme Sailing Series sailors {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub