Mark Boswell (born July 28, 1977) is a

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er, who won a total number of six national titles in the men's high jump event. Boswell was born in

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and grew up in

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, Ontario. Boswell attended the

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. In 2006, he won gold at the

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held in

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. His other notable achievements in international competition include 7th place at the

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, 6th place at the

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, a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in

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and a bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Saint-Denis,

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. Still a resident of Brampton, Boswell is a father of five and works selling medical supplies. In 2013 he was inducted in the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame.

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* 1977 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Black Canadian track and field athletes Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian male high jumpers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Jamaican emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Olympic track and field athletes of Canada People from Mandeville, Jamaica Texas Longhorns men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Ontario World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub