Mark Blenkarne


Mark Adrian Blenkarne is a male retired archer who competed for Great Britain and England.

Early life

His father Tony worked for the British Insurance Association. He lived on Elmlea Avenue in Henbury.
He studied Law at Lanchester Polytechnic.

Archery career

He competed with Dennis Savory from Cambridgeshire. Two of the four archers at Moscow, himself and Christine Harris, were at Cleve Archers at Cleve RFC.
Blenkarne represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the men's individual event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.