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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-07-01) 1 July 1978 (age 45) Forest Gate, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6.00 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st (70 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Lightweight Double Sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Darren Whiter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark John Hunter MBE (born 1 July 1978) is a retired British rower.
Hunter was born in Forest Gate, London and he attended Havering Sixth Form College.[1] While representing Havering in the London Youth Games, he took part in some of his early rowing competitions.[2] In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season.[3] At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal. The following year, their double dominated the lightweight event, winning all of their races, and finishing the season as Olympic champions. After a year off in 2009, they took Gold at the 2010 World Championships at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand. He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing ChampionshipsinBled, where he won a gold medal as part of the lightweight double sculls with Zac Purchase.[4]
In 2013, Hunter announced his retirement from competitive rowing.[5]
During his year off after the 2008 Olympics, he was an assistant coach of UCLA Women's rowing program.[6]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours,[7] and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of East London (UEL) in November 2009.[8]
In 2009, Hunter was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame, and he was also granted an MBE for his services to rowing.
2008–2009 Coached for UCLA Women's Rowing Team
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 Tomasz Kucharski & Robert Sycz (POL) Tomasz Kucharski & Robert Sycz (POL) Zac Purchase & Mark Hunter (GBR) Mads Rasmussen & Rasmus Quist Hansen (DEN) Pierre Houin & Jérémie Azou (FRA) Fintan McCarthy & Paul O'Donovan (IRL) |
