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Marc Woods

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Marc Woods, born Marc Patrick Woods on 1 February 1969 in Cleethorpes, is a British former swimmer who competed at five Paralympic Games, in Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, winning 12 medals, four of them gold, in his 17 years of competition. He is the son of Maurice and Patricia Woods and was a county level swimmer. His English Wikipedia article continues with his early life and later career, which this entry does not repeat.

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Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Gold Medals
4 1
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Para or Adaptive 1
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Marc Woods is a British former swimmer, who competed at five Paralympic Games, (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) winning 12 medals.
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    Born in Cleethorpes on the 1st February 1969 Marc Patrick Woods is the son of Maurice and Patricia Woods.
  • Lead, competition category
    Marc Woods is a British former swimmer, who competed at five Paralympic Games, (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) winning 12 medals.
  • Lead, gold medals
    In his 17 years of competition he won 12 Paralympic medals from five Paralympic Games held in Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, and four of those medals being gold.
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