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Mark Woods (athlete)
Mark Woods may refer to: * Mark Woods (sportswriter) (born 1972), sports writer and broadcaster based in Edinburgh, UK * Mark Woods (rugby league), New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer * Mark Kenneth Woods Mark Kenneth Woods (date of birth unknown) is a Canadian writer, actor, producer, director and TV host. Biography Woods was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He graduated from University of Toronto's cinema studies program and continued with ... (born 1977), Canadian writer, actor, producer and director See also * Marc Woods, British swimmer and Paralympian * Mark Wood (other) {{hndis, Woods, Mark ...
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Mark Woods (sportswriter)
Mark Woods is a sports writer and broadcaster, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. His work regularly features in several print and broadcast media outlets in the UK and overseas, in particular on basketball, athletics, cricket and triathlon. He has been a presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, Premier Sports and TalkSport, and commentator on Sky Sports, Eurosport and BBL TV BBL Player, formerly known as BBL TV, is an English subscription-based internet television channel, operated by British Basketball League (BBL), which is available internationally through the league's official website. History The launch of BB .... Writing He was presently editor of MVP Magazine, and contributes to BT Sport, ESPN.com, The Daily Record and The Herald. He is the author of several children's books on sport. Awards In 2012, he was the first non-American to be shortlisted in the Professional Basketball Writers Association annual awards. Personal life Hailing origin ...
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Mark Woods (rugby League)
Mark Anthony Woods is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1992. Playing career Woods is a Ngongotaha Chiefs junior in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League district. He represented the Bay of Plenty and also played for the New Zealand Māori side, including at the 1986 Pacific Cup. Woods later captained the side. After moving to Wellington, Woods represented New Zealand in 1992, playing in three Test matches - including one that counted towards the 1992 World Cup standings. He trialled for the Kiwis again in 1993 but was not selected for the tour of Great Britain. In 1993 Woods captained the Upper Hutt Tigers to a Wellington Rugby League grand final victory and also represented the province in the National Provincial Championship.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1993. p.p.180-191 In 1994 he joined the Taranaki Rockets in the new Lion Red Cup however he was not retained for the 1995 season, inste ...
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Mark Kenneth Woods
Mark Kenneth Woods (date of birth unknown) is a Canadian writer, actor, producer, director and TV host. Biography Woods was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He graduated from University of Toronto's cinema studies program and continued with a Master's degree in communication and cultural studies from York University in Toronto. Woods is a filmmaker, writer and actor who works in film, video and television. He is best known for writing, producing and acting on the TV series and digital project ''The Face of Furry Creek'' and the ''House of Venus Show'' which initially aired on OutTV in Canada, and his commercial for Starbucks featuring Bianca Del Rio and Adore Delano called "Coffee Frenemies" which has been viewed over 1 million times. Woods has also produced and directed several documentaries including ''Is The Village Dying?'' about the state of LGBT neighbourhoods, ''Take Up the Torch'' (co-directed with Michael Yerxa) about the LGBT sports movement in Canada and ''This ...
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Marc Woods
Marc Woods is a former British swimmer, who competed at five Paralympic Games, winning 12 medals. Early life A swimmer at county-level, Marc developed cancer as a teenager. Aged 17, he had his left foot amputated as a result of the cancer. The day after having his stitches removed, he returned to the pool as part of his rehabilitation. Within a year, he was swimming faster times with one foot than he previously had with two, and just 18 months after he finished his chemotherapy he was selected to represent Great Britain. Career Woods subsequently competed at European & World Championships and Paralympic Games. In his 17 years of competition he won 12 Paralympic medals from five Paralympic Games held in Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, and four of those medals being gold. Woods also won a further 21 medals from European and World Championships. After he retired from international swimming in 2004, he went on to commentate for BBC Sport in Beijing and simult ...
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