mark, anthony, graham, 1973, gordon, town, jamaica, september, 2006, panjwaii, kandahar, afghanistan, canadian, olympic, athlete, soldier, died, while, participating, operation, medusa, during, nato, mission, afghanistan, contents, biography, also, references,. Mark Anthony Graham May 17 1973 in Gordon Town Jamaica September 4 2006 in Panjwaii Kandahar Afghanistan was a Canadian Olympic athlete and soldier who died while participating in Operation Medusa during the NATO mission in Afghanistan Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditGraham was born on May 17 1973 in Gordon Town Jamaica and grew up in Hamilton Ontario lived in Calgary Alberta and had been stationed at CFB Petawawa in Ontario He attended Chedoke Middle School and then Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School in Hamilton then the University of Nebraska and later Kent State in Ohio on track and field scholarships 1 Graham competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as a member of the 4x400m relay They finished fifth in their heat with a time of 3 04 69 and did not advance to the finals He also represented Canada at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria British Columbia Graham served in the 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces 2 On September 4 2006 Graham was killed in a friendly fire incident when two USAF A 10 Thunderbolts fired on his platoon having mistaken them for Taliban insurgents 3 He was awarded the Sacrifice Medal and is buried at the National Military Cemetery in Ottawa 2 See also EditCanadian records in track and fieldReferences Edit Alex Dobrota amp Omal el Akkad Friendly fire claims former Olympic athlete The Globe and Mail September 5 2006 a b Mark Graham Team Canada Official Olympic Team Website Retrieved 11 November 2021 Friendly fire that killed Canadian was freak accident major CBC ca September 4 2006 Retrieved 2 May 2011 External links EditCanadian Olympic Committee profile This biographical article relating to Canadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Anthony Graham amp oldid 1171264805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
