Where Mark’s story has been told — national press, podcasts, awards and the organisations he works with. For interviews and media enquiries, email info@markormrod.com. To put Mark on your stage, start with the speaking enquiry form.
In the press
- Triple amputee makes swimming record attempt — BBC
- Triple-amputee completes cycle challenge — BBC
- Mural of triple-amputee unveiled in Plymouth — BBC
- Triple-amputee given freedom of Plymouth — BBC
- Royal Marine veteran cycles across Devon for charity — ITV News West Country
- Named Fundraiser of the Year in Pride of Britain Awards — Plymouth Chronicle
- ‘I want to go beyond my story of being a triple amputee’ — Dentistry.co.uk
- Prince Harry and Mark Ormrod at the Invictus Games — Global News
- Why triple amputee Mark Ormrod is known to his children as Iron Man — Forces News
Podcasts & interviews
- Tragedy to Triumph — The Debrief with Big Phil Campion
- Triple amputee & Pride of Britain winner shares his incredible story — The Convex Conversation
- On pushing through adversity — The Unscripted with Spencer Lodge
- No Limits for the UK's first triple amputee — Ignite Your Business Radio Show
- #NoLimits — Mark's own podcast — Podbean · Raw, unfiltered conversations with entrepreneurs, elite athletes and entertainers.
Awards & recognition
- MBE, for services to the Royal Marines and veterans (2020) — Blesma
- Pride of Britain 2021 — Fundraiser of the Year — Pride of Britain
- Honorary Doctor of Laws (2022) — University of Exeter
- Honorary fellowship & South West Sports Personality of the Year (2018) — University of Plymouth
- Freedom of the City of Plymouth (2021) — BBC
- Olympic torchbearer, London 2012
Invictus Games
- Team UK community profile — Invictus Games Foundation
- Enters Invictus swimming event after just hours of training — and wins gold — Forces News
- Meet the UK team's wounded heroes — Bremont
- World record: shortest person to pull a 2.5-tonne truck — Cobseo
Charity & military
- Member profile — Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
- Mark stars in Blesma's first TV commercial (2024) — Blesma
- Case study — RMA — The Royal Marines Charity
- Story page — Help For Heroes
- Joining forces with RCUK to boost CPR awareness — Resuscitation Council UK
- Motability ambassador profile — Motability
The book
- Man Down — the memoir — Amazon UK · ‘An awesome true account of Marines in combat and one man's remarkable courage.’ — Andy McNab
- Man Down — Waterstones
- Man Down — 4.38/5 — Goodreads
Bio & photography
Short bio: Mark Ormrod MBE is a former Royal Marines Commando, the UK’s first triple amputee to survive the Afghanistan conflict, Britain’s most decorated Invictus Games athlete, a keynote speaker and the author of Man Down. The full story is on the about page; for approved photography or anything else, email info@markormrod.com.