Francis Mark Bethwaite AM[1] (born 20 March 1948) is an Australian sailor. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[2] He competed for Australia at two Olympic Games, 1972 and 1976, in the Flying Dutchman class.[3]
He is the son of pilot, yachtsman, yacht designer and meteorologist Frank Bethwaite and the brother of fellow dual Olympian Nicky Bethwaite.[4]
A civil engineer, he has served on the boards of many Australian companies.[5]
^"Members (AM) in the general division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). p. 27.
^NSBHS Leaving Certificate 1964.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Bethwaite". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^"Magnificent man in a flying machine – or a yacht". 26 June 2012.
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