Mark Covell

Mark Covell (born 7 November 1968) is a Scottish[1] competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, along with Ian Walker.[2]

Mark Covell
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Star
Representing  Norway
5.5 Metre World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bénodet 5.5m
Gold medal – first place 1997 5.5m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Etchells

He sailed with Team Russia as their media crew member for the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race.

References

  1. Lamont, Alasdair (3 October 2000). "the successes of pentathlete Cook and Mark Covell in the sailing silver class have been officially recorded as Scottish victories". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Covell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2011.


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