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{{Short description|Canadian high jumper (born 1977)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 Seville]]|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|High Jump]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|High Jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|High Jump]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|High Jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|High Jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Universiade]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1999 Summer Universiade|1999 Palma de Mallorca]] | High Jump}}
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'''Mark Boswell''' (born July 28, 1977) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[high jump]]er, who won a total number of six [[National champions High Jump (men)|national titles]] in the men's high jump event.

Boswell was born in [[Mandeville, Jamaica]] and grew up in [[Brampton]], Ontario. Boswell attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. In 2006, he won gold at the [[Commonwealth games]] held in [[Melbourne, Australia]]. His other notable achievements in international competition include 7th place at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], 6th place at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], a silver medal at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 World Championships]] in [[Seville]], [[Spain]] and a bronze at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Championships]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], [[France]].

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]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/3843513-high-jumper-boswell-headed-to-hall-of-fame/ | title=High jumper Boswell headed to Hall of Fame | date=17 June 2013 }}</ref>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}}
|-
|1996
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.24 m]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|22nd (q)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.23 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Palma de Mallorca, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade – Men's high jump|2.30 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Winnipeg, Canada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's high jump|2.25 m]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.35 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2.32 m]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2001
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Lisbon, Portugal]]
|12th
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump|2.20 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie|Jeux de la Francophonie]]
|[[Ottawa, Canada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results#High jump|2.31 m]]
|-
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|6th
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.25 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Brisbane]], Australia
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games – Results#High jump|2.31 m]]
|-
|2002
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Manchester]] England
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump|2.28 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|5th
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's high jump|2.25 m]]
|-
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.32 m]]
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|7th
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|2.29 m]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|4th
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.29 m]]
|-
|2006
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Melbourne, Australia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump|2.26 m]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Mark Boswell}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Black Canadian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Black Canadian track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Canadian male high jumpers]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada]]
[[Category:Jamaican emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mandeville, Jamaica]]
[[Category:Texas Longhorns men's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Ontario]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Canadian Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners]]


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