Assignment #6

I'm doing my my assignment on the african canadian Mark McKoy. Mark McKoy was born on December 10, 1961.
He spent his youth in England, then moved to Canada when he was a teenager. Mark attended Clemson University in 1980, but later on he dropped out.
Mark's first international appearence was made in 1982 by winning a gold medal in 110m hurdles and silver in 4 x 100 relay at the Commonwealth Games. In the following year, Mark came in fourth at the First World Championships and got the same place in 1984 Summer Olympics. However in 1986, he got gold in 110m hurdles and gold in 4 x 100 relay at the Commonwealth Games. Mark did bad in the World Championships of 1987 and got seventh place.
In the Summer Olympics of 1988 in Seoul, Mark finished seventh, while also crashing into a numerous ammount of hurdles. McKoy made an early departure from Seoul when he was going to compete in the 4 x 100 relay. He subsequently admitted to be using drugs at the Dubin Enquiry, and was given a 2 year suspension. McKoy made a huge comeback, finishing fourth yet again in the 1991 World Championships in 110m hurdles and at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Mark decides to break his chain of fourth places in major international tournaments. In the finals, McKoy had an early lead and even though he hit the last hurdle, He got a gold medal in 13.12 seconds for 110m hurdles. At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto , he won the 60m hurdles.
During this two year suspension, Mark made a decision to move into Austria and become a citizen there in 1994. McKoy is holding the Austrian record for 110m hurdles in a time of 13.12 seconds. Now, Mark McKoy is a personal trainer and therapist, while also owning a health store.