Mark Hylton (athlete)

Mark Hylton
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Indoor Championships
2003 Birmingham 4x400 m relay

Mark David Hylton (born September 24, 1976 in Slough, England) is a former British 400 metres sprinter. Hylton won a silver medal in the relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

He tested positive for nandrolone in 1999, but a two-year ban was overturned following an appeal which revealed errors in the testing of his sample. One aspect of the test showed a level of nandrolone at three nanograms per millilitre (one nanogram above the maximum limit), but flaws in other aspects saw the ban dismissed due to reasonable doubt.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United Kingdom
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 400m 46.37
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.59
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.79[2]
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 1st 400m 45.71
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.77

References

  1. Slot, Owen (2000-07-23). Athletics: Hylton cleared of drug-taking. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2011-06-24.
  2. Competed only in the heat.


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