Mark Forsythe

Mark Clifford Forsythe is a Northern Irish former athlete who competed in the men's long jump event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992.

Biography

Forsythe who was born in Belfast, was affiliated with Ballymena & Antrim.
Forsythe finished third behind David Culbert and Thomas Ganda at the 1992 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British long jump champion.
Following his athletics career, Forsythe worked for BBC Northern Ireland as a presenter and reporter. He went on to join Sky in 1995, and worked for Sky Sports as an executive producer, and later as production workflow manager.

International competitions

Results in parentheses indicate distance achieved in qualifying round.
Indicates overall position achieved in qualifying round.