Mark, Lauryn (1980 - )

• Ogilvie, Lauryn (maiden name)

Lauryn Mark began competitive shooting at the age of eleven. She represented the United States at the World Championships in Peru in 1997. Two years later, in 1999, she made history by becoming the youngest competitor ever to win the United States Open Women’s Skeet Championship. Her win attracted ongoing sponsorship from the Italian firearm manufacturing company, Beretta. Mark (then Ogilvie) went on to compete for the USA in Italy, Spain, Australia, England, Finland, Cyprus, Egypt, Korea and Qatar.

After marrying her coach, former Australian Olympic gold medallist Russell Mark, Lauryn began to compete as a representative of Australia. In 2002, she set the Commonwealth Games record in the Women’s Skeet (93 points) at Manchester. There she also won gold in the Women’s Skeet pairs with Natalia Rahman. She was placed seventh at the World Championships that year. In 2004, Mark came fourth in the Women’s Skeet at the Olympic Games in Athens; fourth in the Women’s Skeet at the World Cup in Sydney; and first at the Masters Cup event in the Czech Republic. She won gold in the shooting pairs at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and silver in the individual event.

Lauryn and Russell Mark have one daughter, Sierra, and run corporate team building programs with their company Corporate Shooting Stars Pty Ltd.

Events

1998	World Cup Grand Prix Women's Bronze Medal - USA
1999	Australian Grand Prix Women's Champion - Brisbane
1999	Australian National Open Women's Champion
1999	United States National Open Women's Champion
2000	Australian Grand Prix Women's Champion - Brisbane
2000	World Cup Finalist - Sydney
2000	World Cup Finalist - Italy
2000	World Cup Finalist - Cyprus
2000	Australian National Open Women's Champion
2001	Australian National Women's Champion
2001	Australian Grand Prix Open Champion - Brisbane
2001	World Cup Finalist - Seoul
2001	World Cup Finalist - Doha
2002	Gold Medalist at Manchester Commonwealth Games - Shooting - Skeet, Singles and Pairs
2002	Australian National Women's Champion
2003	Australian National Women's Champion
2003	World Cup Finalist - Perth
2003	World Cup Finalist - Granada
2003	World Cup Final Silver Medal - Rome
2004	Australian National Women's Champion
2004	World Cup Finalist - Sydney
2004	4th place at Olympic Games - Athens
2005	Commonwealth Shooting Federation Champion - Melbourne
2006	Commonwealth Games Individual Silver Medal - Melbourne
2006	Gold Medalist at Melbourne Commonwealth Games - Shooting - Skeet Pairs

Australian Women Exhibitions

• She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html. [ Details... ]