Mark Naylor (born 10 September 1957) is a retired male

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er from England. he competed at the

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and the

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Biography

Naylor was a member of Hillingdon Athletic Club during his career and finished second behind Alan Dainton in the high jump event at the 1977 AAA Championships. He represented

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in the high jump event, at the

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in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At the 1980 Olympics Games in

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, he represented

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and shortly afterwards finished second behind

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at the

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but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British high jump champion. Naylor set his personal best (2.24 metres) in 1980. Naylor was British champion again in 1981 after another second place behind a non-British athlete in James Frazier of the United States. He attended his second Olympic Games at the 1984 Olympic Games in

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, representing

in the high jump event. Additionally, Naylor was a two-time

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in 1978 and 1980.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naylor, Mark 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from York English male high jumpers British male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games