Career
In August 2007 in Munich, Germany the International Shooting Sports Federation inducted him into its Hall of Fame as the greatest Double Trap shooter of all time. This was an award he shared with fellow shotgun shooters Luciano Giovannetti (Trap Men (Italy)), Kimberly Rhode (Double Trap and Skeet Women (United States of America)) and Susan Nattrass (Trap Women (Canada)). In March 2009, Mark was inducted into the Australian Clay Target Association"s Hall of Fame as its youngest ever member.
He has been associated with the world"s leading firearm manufacturer, Beretta Italy, since 1986.
Competition Shooting Russell Mark"s career includes 2 World Championships, 6 World Cup Championships, and 2 World Team Championships as well as 39 Australian National Open Championships (current record holder). His first Open Australian Championship came in 1980 as a sixteen-year-old junior competitor in Perth where he also set a new Australian Open Record.
His most recent was the 2012 National Double Trap Championship. After the Sydney Olympics in 2000, he completed the set of silver medals in all four majors as well.
In 2004 Mark attended the Athens Olympic Games working for the Australian Olympic Committee as an Athlete"s Liaison Officer.
Also during 2004 he controversially took the position as the personal coach to the Indian marksman Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who went onto to become India"s first ever individual Olympic Medalist at the Athens Olympics by winning a silver medal. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing where he finished 5th in Olympic Men"s Double Trap. He declared in 2010 that he would attempt to make his sixth Olympic games as a competitor at the 2012 London Games.
On 7 June 2012, Mark made it to his sixth Olympics games, which were to be held in London.
Marks" home shooting range is the Werribee-Victorian Clay Target Club.