Mark John HunterMBE (born 1 July 1978) is a retired
Britishrower.
Rowing career
Hunter was born in
Forest Gate,
London and he attended
Havering Sixth Form College.[1] While representing
Havering in the
London Youth Games, he took part in some of his early rowing competitions.[2] In 2007 he partnered
Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each
World Cup Regatta through the season.[3] At the
World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal. The following year, their double dominated the lightweight event, winning all of their races, and finishing the season as Olympic champions. After a year off in 2009, they took Gold at the 2010 World Championships at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand.
He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the
2011 World Rowing Championships in
Bled, where he won a gold medal as part of the lightweight double sculls with
Zac Purchase.[4]
In 2013, Hunter announced his retirement from competitive rowing.[5]
Coaching
During his year off after the 2008 Olympics, he was an assistant coach of
UCLA Women's rowing program.[6]