Mark Boswell (athlete)
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Mark Boswell (born July 28, 1977) is a Canadian high jumper, who won a total number of six national titles in the men's high jump event.
Boswell was born in Mandeville, Jamaica and grew up in Brampton, Ontario. Boswell attended the University of Texas at Austin. In 2006, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia. His other notable achievements in international competition include 7th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 6th place at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Saint-Denis, France.
Still a resident of Brampton, Boswell is a father of five and works selling medical supplies. In 2013 he was inducted in the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Competition record
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| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 2.24 m | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (q) | 2.23 m | |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 2nd | 2.30 m | |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 2.25 m | ||
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 2.35 m | ||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 2.32 m | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | 2.20 m | |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 2.31 m | ||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 2.25 m | ||
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 4th | 2.31 m | ||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester England | 1st | 2.28 m | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 2.25 m | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 2.32 m | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 2.29 m | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 2.29 m | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 2.26 m | |
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Black Canadian track and field athletes
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian men high jumpers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Sportspeople from Mandeville, Jamaica
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- Texas Longhorns men's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics