- Mark Everett (athlete)
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Mark Everett Personal information Full name David Mark Everett Nationality 
United StatesBorn September 2, 1968
Milton, FloridaHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 154 lb (70 kg) Sport Sport Track and field Event(s) 800 meters College/university team University of Florida Medal recordMen's Athletics Competitor for the United StatesWorld Championships Bronze 1991 Tokyo 800 m World Indoor Championships Gold 1997 Paris 4x400 m relay David Mark Everett (born September 2, 1968) is a former American college and international middle-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the 800-meter event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The following year, Everett finished second in the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans behind Johnny Gray. A few weeks later Everett beat Gray at the Bislett Games in Oslo, setting a new personal best of 1:43.40. Everett and Gray went to Barcelona as favorites for the gold and silver medals. However, Everett did not finish the race and Gray won the Olympic bronze behind William Tanui and Nixon Kiprotich.
Everett was born in Milton, Florida. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for the Florida Gators track and field team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 1992, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2001.[1][2]
One of his last achievements was a 4x400-meter relay gold medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Everett is the former head coach of the track and field team at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama.
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
References
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 6, 2001). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
External links
- IAAF profile for Mark Everett
World Indoor Champions in Men's 4×400 m Relay 1991: Germany (Lieder, Carlowitz, Just, Schönlebe) • 1993: USA (Hall, Irvin, Rouser, Everett) • 1995: USA (Tolbert, Davis, Long, Atwater) • 1997: USA (Rouser, Everett, Maye, Minor) • 1999: USA (Morris, Johnson, Minor, Campbell) • 2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz, Haczek, Bocian, Maćkowiak) • 2003: USA (Davis, Young, Campbell, Washington) • 2004: Jamaica (Haughton, Colquhoun, McDonald, Clarke) • 2006: USA (Washington, Merritt, Campbell, Spearmon) • 2008: USA (Davis, Torrance, Nixon, Willie) 2010: USA (Torrance, Nixon, Tate, Jackson)
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 800 m 1977: Alberto Juantorena (CUB) • 1979: James Maina Boi (KEN) • 1981: Sebastian Coe (GBR) • 1985: Sammy Koskei (KEN) • 1989: Tom McKean (GBR) • 1992: David Sharpe (GBR) • 1994: Mark Everett (USA) • 1998: Nils Schumann (GER) • 2002: Antonio Manuel Reina (ESP) • 2006: Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) • 2010: David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN)
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Tommy Aaron • Andy Bean • Frank Beard • Chris DiMarco • Brian Gay • Phil Hancock • Dudley Hart • Gary Koch • Steve Melnyk • Bob Murphy • Andy North • Dave Ragan • Doug Sanders • Dan SikesWomen's golf
Karen Davies • Page Dunlap • Donna White • Cheryl Morley • Deb RichardGator Greats: Gymnastics Kristin Guise • Lynn McDonnell • Melissa Miller • Elfi Schlegel • Ann M. Woods
Gator Greats: Soccer Erin Baxter • Danielle Fotopoulos • Abby Wambach
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Gator Greats: Swimming and diving Men's swimming and diving
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Chap Brown • Mark Merklein • Jeff Morrison • Armstead Neely • Jamie Pressly • Jim Shaffer • Bill TymWomen's tennis
Judy Acker • Nicole Arendt • Jillian Alexander • Dawn Buth • Jill Craybas • Cissie Donigan • Andrea Farley • Jill Hetherington • Alice Luthy Tym • Stephanie Nickitas • Lisa Raymond • Shaun StaffordGator Greats: Track and field Men's track and field
Keith Brantly • Beaufort Brown • Mike Cotton • Scott Dykehouse • Mark Everett • Will Freeman • Ellis Goodloe • Papa Hall • Mike Holloway • Ron Jourdan • Buford Long • Jack McGriff • Dennis Mitchell • John Morton • Earl Poucher • James Pringle • Henry Wadsworth • Bumper WatsonWomen's track and field
Hazel M. Clark-Riley • Michelle Freeman • Leah Kirklin • Heidi Hertz • Anita Howard • Shelly SteelyGator Greats: Volleyball Aycan Gokberk • Jenny Manz • Gudula Staub
Distinguished Letterwinners Floyd T. Christian • Doug Dickey • Bill Harlan • Kim Helton • Lindy Infante • Jack Katz • Julian Lane • Stephen C. O'Connell • Fred Ridley • William A. Shands • George Smathers • Dutch Stanley • Keith Tribble
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University of Florida · Gainesville, Florida Categories:- 1968 births
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