Mark David Hylton (born 24 September 1976) is a former British 400 metres sprinter. Hylton won a silver medal in the relay at the 1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta.
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | English |
| Born | (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 47) Slough, Berkshire) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Medal record | |
Throughout his career, Hylton represented Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club.
In 1991, he won the English Schools' Junior 200 metres title by 1/100 of a second from Jamie Sykes of South Yorkshire.[1] He also competed in and won the Schools International Athletic Board (SIAB) indoor 200 metres, for England.[2]
In 1993, he won the English Schools' Intermediate 400 metres title.[1] He also went on to win the SIAB 400 metres title.[3] Also this year he won the AAA U17 400 metres title, both indoors and outdoors.[4][5]
In 1994, he won the English Schools' Senior 400 metres title.[1] He also won a bronze medal as part of a British 4 x 400 metres relay team at the World Junior Championships.[6] Also this year he won the AAA U20 400 metres title.[5]
In 1995, he won the AAA U20 Indoor Championships 200 metres and AAA Indoor Championships 400 metres, breaking the British indoor record in the latter with a time of 46.56 seconds.[4][7][8] Outdoors, he won the AAA U20 Championships 200 metres and he came second at the AAA Championships over 400 metres.[5][9] He then went on to win the European Junior Championships over the same distance.[10][11][12] At the same European Championships he also won the 4 x 400 metres relay title.[13][14][15] Later in the season he raced as part of the British team that finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Championships.[16][17] Also this year he retained his English Schools' Senior 400 metres title.[1]
In 1996, he raced as part of the British team that won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the Olympic Games.[18] He only raced in the heats, but still received a medal. He also won the Scottish Championships 400 metres that year, as an international competitor.[19] This year he also retained his AAA indoor 400 metres title.[8]
In 1997, he competed at the World Championships in the 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the British team that originally finished second but were upgraded to gold as a result of the disqualification of the US team. He only raced in the heats, but still received a medal.[20][21] He also won the inaugural European U23 Championships 400 metres title.[22][23][24][25][26] This year he won his third and final AAA indoor 400 metres title.[8]
In 1998, he competed at the European Championships as part of the British team in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning a gold medal.[27][28][29] Later in the year he represented England in the Commonwealth Games in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning silver.[30] He won a silver medal over 400 metres at the AAA Indoor Championships.[8]
In 1999, he raced as part of the British team in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Championships, failing to qualify for the final.[31] He came third outdoors over 400m at the AAA Championships.[9] He won a bronze medal over 400 metres at the AAA Indoor Championships.[8]
He tested positive for nandrolone in 1999, but a two-year ban was overturned following an appeal which revealed errors in the testing of his sample. One aspect of the test showed a level of nandrolone at three nanograms per millilitre (one nanogram above the maximum limit), but flaws in other aspects saw the ban dismissed due to reasonable doubt.[32]
In 2001, he competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Indoor Championships for Great Britain, finishing fourth in the final.[33] That year he also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the World Championships, racing only in the heats.[34] He also won the Scottish Championships 200 metres that year, as an international competitor.[19][35] He came third outdoors over 400 metres at the AAA Championships.[9] He won the South of England 400 metres title.[36]
In 2002, he raced for England in the heats of the 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the team that won gold at the Commonwealth Games.[30]
In 2003, he competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the British team that won silver at the World Indoor Championships for Great Britain. He only raced in the heats, but still received a medal.[37][38]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  United Kingdom
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 400m | 46.37 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.59 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.79 |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 400m | 45.71 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.77 | |||
