Mark Richardson crossing the finish line to lead Great Britain to the 4 x 400 metres relay
gold medal in Buadpest at the 1998 European Championships. The team was Mark Hylton
Jamie Baulch, Iwan Thomas and Mark Richardson in a time of 2:58.68.
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Men's 400m. Final
European Athletics Championships 1998
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| 1. Iwan THOMAS |
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GBR |
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44.52 |
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CR |
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| 2. Robert MACKOWIAK |
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POL |
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45.04 |
| 3. Mark RICHARDSON |
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GBR |
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45.14 |
| 4. Tomasz CZUBAK |
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POL |
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45.43 |
| 5. Piotr HACZEK |
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POL |
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45.46 |
| 6. Ashraf SABER |
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ITA |
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45.67 |
| 7. David CANAL |
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ESP |
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45.93 |
| Solomon WARISO |
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GBR |
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DSQ |
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Men's 400m. Final
Commonwealth Games 1998
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| 1. Iwan Thomas |
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WAL |
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44.52 |
| 2. Mark RICHARDSON |
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ENG |
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44.60 |
| 3. Sugath Thilakaratne |
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SRI |
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44.64 |
| 4. Jamie Baulch |
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WAL |
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45.30 |
| 5. Arnaud Malherbe |
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RSA |
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45.45 |
| 6. Gregory Haughton |
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JAM |
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45.49 |
| 7. Clarke Davian |
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JAM |
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45.55 |
| 8. Kennedy Ochieng |
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KEN |
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45.56 |
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Mark Richardson competing in the 400 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.
Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. Olympic Games 1996
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1. United States (LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank)2: 55.99
2. Britain (Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch,
Mark RICHARDSON, Roger Black)
2: 56.60
3. Jamaica (M. McDonald, R. Martin, G. Haughton, D. Clarke) 2: 59.42
4. Senegal 3: 00.64
5. Japan 3: 00.76
6. Poland 3: 00.96
7. Bahamas 3: 02.71
8. Kenya DNS
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Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. World Athletics Championships 1997
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1. USA (J. Young, A. Pettigrew, C. Jones, T. Washington) 2: 56.47 (WL)
2. GBR (Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch,
Mark RICHARDSON)
2: 56.65 **
3. JAM (M. McDonald, G. Haughton, D. McFarlane, D. Clarke) 2: 56.75
4. POL 3: 00.26
5. SAF 3: 00.26
6. FRA 3: 01.06
7. ZIM 3: 01.43
8. ITA
** His unofficial split time was 43.5.
He retired from the sport after failing to recover from an Achilles tendon injury
towards the end of 2003 having served a two year ban following a failed drugs test in 1999.