Mark Fyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Orpington, England[1] | 21 August 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Orpington[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Acrobatic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Spelthorne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Spelthorne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2009[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Fyson (born 21 August 1981)[2] is a British former acrobatic gymnast.
Fyson won the bronze medal in the men's pairs discipline at the World Games in 2005, and a further bronze at the European Acrobatic Gymmnastics Championships, both in partnership with Chris Jones.
Fyson later partnered Edward Upcott to win bronze in the 2008 world championships men's pairs discipline in Glasgow. He retired in 2009.[2]
He studied at Durham University.[3]
After the retirement of his partner Mark Fyson in 2009, 18-year-old British acrobatic gymnast Edward Upcott teamed up with Douglas Fordyce (20) to build the country's new number one Men's Pair.