Mark Pringle (died 30 August 2009) was an Australian national
triathlon
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champion.
Pringle was knocked down in a
hit and run
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Additional obligation
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incident in
Abu Dhabi
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on 24 July 2009.
He subsequently died from his injuries on 30 August 2009, aged 50.
References
1959 births
2009 deaths
Australian male triathletes
20th-century Australian people
21st-century Australian people
Sportspeople from Sydney
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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