John Mark

John Mark (16 August 1925 – 8 December 1991) was a British track and field sprinter, best known for lighting the Olympic flame at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Biography John Mark was educated at Cranleigh School, where he excelled at athletics, and won a place to study pre-medicine at Jesus College, Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge he was a noted athlete and rugby forward, although he missed out on achieving his Blue due to injury. He served as president of the Cambridge University Athletic Club.

In 1947 Mark finished fourth in the AAA 440 yards and was selected to represent the United Kingdom in the 400 metres in Paris. He also won two AAA silver medals in the relay.