Paul Mardle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1962[1] Norwich, England[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] |
| Weight | 243 lb (110 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | discus throw |
| Club | Wolverhampton & Bilston AC |
Paul Stuart Mardle (born 10 November 1962) is a male former discus thrower who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Mardle represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he finished in 20th place in the discus event.[3]
He was twice a representative of England at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 and 1990. He represented England finishing fourth, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] Four years later he represented England finishing fifth, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[6][7][8]
Domestically, he won seven national titles including three AAA Championships titles (1987, 1988, 1989) and six UK Athletics Championships.[9][10][11] By virtue of being the highest placed British athlete at the 1985 AAA Championships, he was also considered the British discus throw champion that year.[12]
Personal life
His son, Matthew Paul Rory Mardle, competed at the Inter Schools Championship in 2009 under Paul's tuition, coming second.
National titles
- UK Championships: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
- AAA Championships: 1987, 1988, 1989
References
- ^ a b c d profile at sports-reference.com
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ 1990 Commonwealth Results at sporting heroes
- ^ GBR athletics UK results
- ^ GBR Athletics – AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 June 2025.