Mark Richardson (sprinter)

Mark Richardson
Personal information
Full nameMark Ashton Richardson
Nationality British
Born (1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 52)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 4×400 m relay
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Budapest 400 m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Plovdiv 400 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×400 m relay

Mark Ashton Richardson (born 26 July 1972, in Slough)[1] is a retired English sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay for Great Britain and England. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, and again in the same event at the 1998 European Championships. At the Olympic Games, he won silver and bronze medals in the 1992 and 1996 4 x 400 metres relays. In the individual event, Richardson's most significant international results were silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and bronze in the 1998 European Championships, in addition to three domestic championships gold medals between 1995 and 2002.

As of July 2022, Richardson was ranked joint third in the all-time Great Britain lists for 400 metres[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Richardson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Ranking List".