Mark Holyoake

New Zealand gymnast

Mark Holyoake
Country represented	New Zealand
Born	(1983-03-01) 1 March 1983 (age 41) Wellington, New Zealand
Hometown	Wellington, New Zealand
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Retired	2010

Mark Holyoake is a New Zealand gymnast from Wellington.^[1] He was placed 25th at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 11th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was part of the New Zealand team that placed 4th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and, also, he placed 4th on the parallel bars at the same event.^[2] In 2010, he retired and is now owner and head coach^[3] at Carbon Method Crossfit.

Pommel horse world record

In 2009, Holyoake broke the record for the Most Rotations on a Pommel Horse in 60 seconds with 65.^[4]^[5]

Education

Holyoake obtained a BSc Sport and Exercise Science degree from Auckland University.^[6]

References

^ "Mark Holyoake.pdf (application/pdf Object)" (PDF). gymsportsnz.com. 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
^ "Mark Holyoake | olympic.org.nz". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Carbon Method Crossfit". Carbon Method Crossfit. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Mark Holyoake GWR 2009 Pommel". YouTube.
^ "Mark Holyoake Smashes Guinness World Records". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ "Les Mills Gyms - Your Gym For Fitness - Weight Loss - Exercise". lesmills.co.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011. BSc Sport & Exercise Science