Mark Holyoake
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Mark Holyoake is a New Zealand
gymnast
, born in Wellington
.
He placed 25th at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
and 11th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
.
He was part of the New Zealand team that placed 4th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
and he also placed 4th on the Parallel bars at the same event.
In 2009 he broke the record for the Most Rotations on a Pommel Horse
in 60 seconds with 65.
He also also obtained BSc Sport & Exercise Science degree from Aukland University.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
, born in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
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He placed 25th at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia from the 21st to the 27th November 2005. Only the all-around and event finals were contested at this meet...
and 11th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
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He was part of the New Zealand team that placed 4th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
and he also placed 4th on the Parallel bars at the same event.
In 2009 he broke the record for the Most Rotations on a Pommel Horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
in 60 seconds with 65.
He also also obtained BSc Sport & Exercise Science degree from Aukland University.
See also
New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesExternal links
- http://nzgymnastics.sitesuite.ws/page/athlete_profiles.html
- http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/mark-holyoake