Mark Swan

Mark Swan
Personal information
Born (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 25)
Seaham, County Durham, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportParalympic powerlifting
Weight class
65 kg
Medal record
Men's paralympic powerlifting
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris65 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 GlasgowLightweight
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamLightweight

Mark Swan (born 2 July 2001) is a British Paralympic powerlifter. He won a silver medal representing Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal for England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Career

Swan represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal in the lightweight powerlifting event.

Swan represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the 65 kg powerlifting event.

Representing England, he won the gold medal in the lightweight powerlifting competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Swan". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. ↑ "Mark Swan - Para powerlifting". Team England. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mark Swan claims surprise Commonwealth silver". oxfordmail.co.uk. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Paris 2024: Third time lucky for Rehab Ahmed, Clara Fuentes makes history". paralympic.org. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Seaham powerlifter Mark Swan wins Paralympic Games silver in Paris". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "England powerlifter Swan wins first gold in Glasgow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "England's Mark Swan powerlifts to Commonwealth Games' first gold by fraction of a point". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2026.