"Mark Robert Rowland" is a retired United Kingdom/British Athletics (sport)/athlete, who was a bronze medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Rowland came third in the men's Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase/Men's 3000m Steeplechase behind the Kenyan competitors Julius Kariuki (gold) and Peter Koech (silver). His time was 8 minute/mins 7.96 seconds, which remains a UK records in athletics/UK record.

Rowland became the eighth and, thus far, final British athlete to pick up a medal in the steeplechase event at the Olympics. His post-race interview at the track-side was famous for his quote:

Two years later, Rowland was beaten to the gold in a sprint finish in the same event at the European Championships in Athletics/European Championships in Split (city)/Split by the Italy/Italian athlete Francesco Panetta.

Rowland's career didn't hit such heights again and, after retiring, he became a Coach (sport)/coach to many promising young British steeplechasers and was steeplechase and middle-distance coach for UK Athletics.

He is now training athletes, including British middle-distance runner Jemma Simpson, in the USA for the Oregon Track Club Elite.

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