Background
Mark was born on 26 February 1957 in New Zealand.
Mark was born on 26 February 1957 in New Zealand.
He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in shooting. He did not medal at the 2012 Games. He is from Wynnum, Queensland.
He has incomplete quadriplegia as a result of bacterial meningitis when he was thirty-five years old.
He was a 2011 Queensland Sporting Wheelies Senior Male Athlete of the Year nominee. He has a dog from Assistant Dogs Australia who helps him complete tasks which allow for greater independence.
Mark is an SH2 classified shooter specialising in 10m standing air rifle and 10m prone air rifle events. Mark started competitive shooting in 2005.
He first represented Australia in 2009.
He repeated his gold medal performance at the 2011 World Cup in Sydney. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in shooting. The 2012 Games were his first.
He did not medal at the 2012 Games.