Mark Pollock
- January 10, 2024
- Explorer
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Mark Pollock Biography
| Name | Mark Pollock |
| Birthday | Feb 29 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Holywood |
| Home Town | Holywood |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Mark Pollock is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on February 29, 1976 in Holywood, Holywood, Ireland. Mark Pollock (born February 29, 1976) is an international motivational speaker, explorer, and author from Northern Ireland who became the first blind man to race to the South Pole. As part of a three-man team called South Pole Flag, alongside Simon O’Donnell and Inge Solheim he took 43 days in January 2009 to complete the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race. Pollock asserted his disability had slowed him down but they finished fifth overall from the six teams that finished the race. He had participated against nine other teams, including that of BBC personality Ben Fogle and the Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell, a friend of Pollock. An avid rower Pollock has won bronze and silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England and has also written a book titled Making It Happen.
In July 2010 Mark suffered a tragic fall from a second storey window. He broke his back and was left paralysed. Mark is now living his own lessons, deciding how to overcome this second blow. A pioneer, he is exploring the frontiers of spinal cord injury recovery through aggressive physical therapy and robotic technology. In 2015 he sued Enda and Madeline Cahill, his friends and owners of the property he was staying at when he had his fall, claiming the Cahills had disregarded a “reasonably foreseeable risk” of him being seriously injured and that they should have made sure the window remained closed or at least warned Mr Pollock it was open, saying “There was no justification whatsoever to neglect such a risk.” The court found the couple liable saying he was “satisfied that the Cahills failed to discharge the common law duty of care they owed as occupiers. The open window was a real risk to Mr Pollock. They created that risk.” Mr Pollock’s lawyers confirmed he had limited his claim to a maximum of £2 million, the limit of the Cahills’ household insurance, so the couple did not have to pay out themselves.
Pollock was born to Barbara and Johnny in Holywood, County Down.When Mark was five, he lost the sight of his right eye and was forced during the remainder of his childhood to avoid contact team sports to preserve the vision in his left eye. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution where he was a keen rower. He later went on to study Business and Economics in Trinity College, Dublin, where he became a champion schools rower and captain of the university’s rowing club but aged 22 he lost the sight in his left eye and was then suddenly blind. In 2010, just weeks before his wedding, Pollock fell from an upstairs window, breaking his back and fracturing his skull. This caused bleeding on the brain and resulted in paralysis.
Pollock hosted the documentary series Yes I Can which aired in November 2011 on Setanta Sports.
Pollock returned to Ireland on a 3 February 2009 where he was greeted at Dublin Airport, having been delayed by the extreme weather conditions which gripped Dublin that week.
Mark Pollock Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Explorer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mark Pollock is one of the richest Explorer from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Pollock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Pollock enrolled in a course to help come to terms with his disability. He left for Dublin with his guide dog Larry and began putting himself forward for job interviews. Prospective employers were uncertain as to how to approach him. Eventually the father of one of his college friends assigned him to organising corporate entertainment. He returned to rowing and won bronze and silver medals for Northern Ireland in the 2002 Commonwealth Rowing Championships. He engaged in other athletic pursuits, including running six marathons in seven days with a sighted partner across the Gobi Desert, China in 2003 when he raised tens of thousands of euro for the charity Sightsavers International. On 10 April 2004, he competed in the North Pole Marathon on the sixth anniversary of his blindness.
On 7 February 2009, he appeared on the RTÉ One chat show Tubridy Tonight.
To mark the 10th anniversary of blindness Pollock explored the challenge of racing to the South Pole.
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Who is Mark Pollock Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Mark Pollock celebrates birthday on February 29 of every year.
Where is Mark Pollock now?
In July 2010 Mark fell from a second storey window. He broke his back and was left paralysed. Mark is now living his own lessons , deciding how to overcome this second blow. A pioneer, he is exploring the frontiers of spinal cord injury recovery through aggressive physical therapy and robotic technology.
What is the Mark Pollock Trust?
The purpose of the Mark Pollock Trust is to support Mark to deal with the ongoing physical, psychological and financial impact of this catastrophic spinal cord injury. The trustee of the fund is a company limited by guarantee, Mark Pollock Trustee Limited.
What is run in the dark?
Run in the Dark is the Mark Pollock Trust’s principal fundraising event which supports Mark Pollock to deal with the ongoing impact of his catastrophic spinal cord injury while enabling him to pursue his personal mission to cure paralysis in our lifetime. The virtual run pack includes: Run in the Dark medal.
How many people run in the dark?
WHY WE RUN IN THE DARK. As darkness sweeps around the globe in mid-November, 25,000 people worldwide will get up from their armchairs, slip on their red flashing armbands and pull on their running shoes to complete a 5k or 10k.
What date is run in the dark?
Run in the Dark fuels that mission to cure paralysis, and on 17th November , 25,000 people worldwide will Run in the Dark to support that mission. Whether you’re running in November, or supporting one of our 2021 Run in the Dark Ambassadors.