Despite a cancelled flight, little sleep and a hectic competition schedule Mark Palmer claimed Gold and Silver, for GB, in the IAADS European Champs. The competition was held over 2 mornings, on 14th & 15th October, in Estádio Municipal Lavandeira, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
On day one Mark competed in the 100m. There were 3 heats with Mark coming second in his heat and, in a very close race, fifth in the final in 14.94 secs. He then improved on this performance by achieving Silver in 400m (1 min 17.67 secs). Next he competed in his very first Triathlon achieving; 100m 15.36 secs, shot 5.16m, long jump 3 invalid jumps resulting in 1138 points, a disappointing 10th place.