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Mark Mccormack

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  • Date of birth18 Feb 2000
  • ProfessionEngineer
  • Start skating / Club He took up long track speed skating in 2022 in the Netherlands. / South Canterbury Speed Skating Club: New Zealand
  • HobbiesPlaying video games, cycling. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • Other nameSpartacus ["My mum would call me that around my friends at races."] (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
  • CoachBrett McCormack [father]
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
"Skate fast, turn left." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
New Zealand speed skater Peter Michael, US speed skater Joey Mantia, and his father. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His father. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
In 2018 he broke his collarbone while cycling and needed six weeks to recover. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

He injured his groin two weeks before the 2018 Oceania Junior Championships in Timaru, New Zealand. He was still able to compete and won gold in the 42km marathon event at the tournament. (odt.co.nz, 07 Apr 2018)
To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
He has represented New Zealand in roller speed skating, and competed in the road marathon at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 09 Feb 2023)
He puts his right skate on first. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)