# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mark-arendz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:26:48.530Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mark-arendz"
name: "Mark Arendz"
slug: "mark-arendz"
description: "Mark Arendz is a Canadian biathlon and Para-Nordic skier. He was disabled at the age of seven when his arm got caught in the blades of a grain auger. He is a five-time Paralympian, and is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist."
tagline: "Canadian Paralympic athlete"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mark_Arendz_2014-06-06.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
birthDate: "1990-03-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           37.1
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.471058666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/markarendz/"
    handle:    "markarendz"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.markarendz.ca/"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Arendz"
    title: "Mark Arendz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B2"
    title: "مارك اريندز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Arendz"
    title: "Mark Arendz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA_%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B7"
    title: "Марк Арендз"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Arendz"
    title: "Mark Arendz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Arendz"
    title: "Mark Arendz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17278023"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump