Mark Clarke (1 October 1950 – 22 October 2013) was a Caymanian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

. He competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

and the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. In 2013, Clarke went missing off the Cayman Islands in his boat, and his body was never found.

Athletics

Clarke sailed for the British territory at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996. He has also won numerous national championship

Death

Mark disappeared while on a solo fishing trip. He left Rackley's Canal in the North Sound area of the Caymans aboard his 25-foot boat “Badger.” The next day his empty boat was found wedged on a coral reef off Cayman Kai. The Joint Marine and Air Operations Units of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and local civilians carried out a comprehensive search of the area where the empty boat was found, but no sign of Clarke was foun

Cayman Islands Olympic Committee President Donald McLean said the weather was "perfect" when Clarke disappeare

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* 1950 births 2013 deaths Caymanian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Cayman Islands Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn Place of birth missing {{CaymanIslands-yachtracing-bio-stub