Mark Ormrod (born 1 December 1982 in Adelaide) is an Australian athlete. He originally played soccer, but quit the sport to start a career in athletics, his special distance being 400 Metres. He attended Adelaide private school Pedare Christian College
In May 2006, Ormrod moved to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he trained as a full-time athlete. He went to the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand where he was part of the silver medal-winning 4 × 400 m team. He also ran in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka Japan, again in the 4 × 400 m relay.
After returning to Adelaide in October 2007, Ormrod prepared for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and once again teamed up with John Steffenson to run in the 4 × 400 m relay. After running in the heat where he officially recorded a 45.39 split, he was replaced in the final where the team ultimately finished 6th.
Ormrod rested from the 2008/09 domestic season and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. He competed on the 2009/2010 Australian domestic scene improving his 100m PB to 10.46 (previously 10.58 in 2005) and his 200m PB to 21.00 (previously 21.02 in 2005). Ormrod retired from athletics after the 2010 Australian championships in Perth.
mark, ormrod, athlete, other, people, named, mark, ormrod, mark, ormrod, disambiguation, mark, ormrod, born, december, 1982, adelaide, australian, athlete, originally, played, soccer, quit, sport, start, career, athletics, special, distance, being, metres, att. For other people named Mark Ormrod see Mark Ormrod disambiguation Mark Ormrod born 1 December 1982 in Adelaide is an Australian athlete He originally played soccer but quit the sport to start a career in athletics his special distance being 400 Metres He attended Adelaide private school Pedare Christian CollegeMedal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting AustraliaOlympic Games2004 Athens 4x400m RelayCommonwealth Games2006 Melbourne 4 400 metres relayHe competed in the 2004 Olympics as a part of the Australian team that won the silver medal in the 4 400 metres relay In 2006 the Australian relay team won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games In May 2006 Ormrod moved to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where he trained as a full time athlete He went to the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok Thailand where he was part of the silver medal winning 4 400 m team He also ran in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka Japan again in the 4 400 m relay After returning to Adelaide in October 2007 Ormrod prepared for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and once again teamed up with John Steffenson to run in the 4 400 m relay After running in the heat where he officially recorded a 45 39 split he was replaced in the final where the team ultimately finished 6th Ormrod rested from the 2008 09 domestic season and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin He competed on the 2009 2010 Australian domestic scene improving his 100m PB to 10 46 previously 10 58 in 2005 and his 200m PB to 21 00 previously 21 02 in 2005 Ormrod retired from athletics after the 2010 Australian championships in Perth PB s 100m 10 46 26 March 2010 Perth WA 200m 21 00 17 April 2010 Perth WA 400m 45 62 01 12 2005 Melbourne VIC External links editAthens 2004 bio permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Ormrod athlete amp oldid 1215482883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
