Mark Tewksbury

Mark Tewksbury
CC MSM
Personal information
Full nameMark Tewksbury
National teamCanada
Born (1968-02-07) February 7, 1968 (age 56)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamCalgary Dinos[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1987 Brisbane 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley

Mark Roger Tewksbury, CC MSM (born February 7, 1968) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also hosted the first season of How It's Made, a Canadian documentary series, in 2001.

Tewksbury was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) in 1993 for being a "motivational speaker and a gifted athlete."[2]

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Tewksbury". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Citation for MSM[permanent dead link]