Mark Lewis-Francis
Olympic athlete
1982 –
Who is Mark Lewis-Francis?
Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Individually, Lewis-Francis has won the silver medal in the 100 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, and numerous indoor medals.
Lewis-Francis is a member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club and is also known as the "Darlaston Dart".
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1982
Birmingham - Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Darlaston
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on July 23, 2013
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