Mark Clifford Forsythe (born 10 August 1965) is a Northern Irish former athlete who competed in the men's long jump event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992. Forsythe was affiliated with Ballymena & Antrim.

Following his athletics career, Forsythe, who was born in Belfast, worked for BBC Northern Ireland as a presenter and reporter. He went on to join Sky in 1995, and worked for Sky Sports as an executive producer, and later as production workflow manager.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
 Great Britain /  Northern Ireland
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th 7.54 m (7.77)
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 16th 7.46 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 11th 7.79 m (7.91)
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 16th (q) 7.95 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 8th 7.76 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) 7.71 m
  • (#) Results in parentheses indicate distance achieved in qualifying round.
  • (q) Indicates overall position achieved in qualifying round.


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