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Mark Hylton (sprinter)

April 11, 2024

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 Olympics in Atlanta.

Mark Hylton
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 47)
Slough, Berkshire)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record

Athletics career edit

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]

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   United Kingdom
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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "English Schools Championships (Boys)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ "British Schools International Matches (Other)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "British Schools International Match". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "AAA Junior Indoor Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "AAA Junior Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "British Medallists in IAAF World Junior Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Hylton ready to emerge from the darkness". The Independent. 10 March 1995. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e "AAA Indoor Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "AAA Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ^ "European Junior Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ^ "British Medallists in European Junior Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Under 20 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  16. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  17. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  18. ^ "British Medallists in Olympic Games". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Scottish Championships (Other)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  20. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  21. ^ "British Medallists in IAAF World Championships in Athletics". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  22. ^ "British Medallists in European Under 23 Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  23. ^ "Competitions - European Under 23 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Competitions - European Under 23 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Competitions - European Under 23 Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  26. ^ "European Under 23 Championships and Cup". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  27. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Competitions - European Athletics Championships - History - European Athletics". european-athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  29. ^ "British Medallists in European Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  30. ^ a b "British Medallists in Commonwealth Games". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  31. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  32. ^ Slot, Owen (2000-07-23). Athletics: Hylton cleared of drug-taking. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2011-06-24.
  33. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  34. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 8th IAAF World Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  35. ^ "ATHLETICS | Walker suffers stage fright and defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  36. ^ "South of England Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  37. ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  38. ^ "British Medallists in IAAF World Indoor Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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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 Olympics in Atlanta Mark HyltonPersonal informationNationalityEnglishBorn 1976 09 24 24 September 1976 age 47 Slough Berkshire SportSportAthleticsMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting Great BritainOlympic Games1996 Atlanta 4 400 m relayWorld Indoor Championships2003 Birmingham 4x400 m relayRepresenting EnglandCommonwealth Games1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x400m relay2002 Manchester 4x400m relayIAAF World Cup1998 Johannesburg 4x400 m relay Contents 1 Athletics career 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksAthletics career editThroughout 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 Achievements editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting the nbsp United Kingdom1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon Portugal 4th 400m 46 373rd 4 400 m relay 3 06 591996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 2nd 4 400 m relay 3 01 791997 European U23 Championships Turku Finland 1st 400m 45 715th 4 400 m relay 3 05 77References edit a b c d English Schools Championships Boys www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Schools International Matches Other www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Schools International Match www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b AAA Junior Indoor Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b c AAA Junior Championships Men www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in IAAF World Junior Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 Hylton ready to emerge from the darkness The Independent 10 March 1995 Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b c d e AAA Indoor Championships Men www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b c AAA Championships Men www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Athletics Under 20 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Athletics Under 20 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 European Junior Championships Men www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in European Junior Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Athletics Under 20 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Athletics Under 20 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in Olympic Games www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b Scottish Championships Other www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in IAAF World Championships in Athletics www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in European Under 23 Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 European Under 23 Championships and Cup www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Athletics Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 Competitions European Athletics Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in European Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 a b British Medallists in Commonwealth Games www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 Slot Owen 2000 07 23 Athletics Hylton cleared of drug taking The Daily Telegraph Retrieved on 2011 06 24 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 8th IAAF World Championships iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 ATHLETICS Walker suffers stage fright and defeat BBC Sport Retrieved 21 January 2017 South of England Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 21 January 2017 British Medallists in IAAF World Indoor Championships www gbrathletics com Retrieved 21 January 2017 External links editMark Hylton at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Mark Hylton at Power of 10 Mark Hylton at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark 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