Mark Gorski
![]() Gorski at the1984 Summer Olympics | |
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Full name | Mark Brian Gorski |
Born | Evanston, Illinois,U.S. | 6 January 1960
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Discipline | Track Cycling |
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Mark Brian Gorski(born January 6, 1960) is a 1984 Olympic Gold medal-winning cyclist in the1000m match sprintfrom the United States.[1]He attendedLake Park High SchoolinRoselle, Illinoisand the University of Michigan.
Gorski was a member of the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympic Teams and won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles in the 1000 meter sprint cycling event. He was inducted into the U.S. Cycling Hall of Fame in 1995. He served as a commentator for NBC at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and has done numerous speaking engagements over the past 20 years. Gorski attended theUniversity of Michiganfrom 1978 to 1982.
Gorski lives in Indian Wells, California. He is a Senior Vice President at Wexford Science & Technology, where he leads the leasing activities in its West region markets. Gorski has held leasing and development positions with Wexford since May 2009. Over the past 33 years, Gorski has held management positions in marketing and sales roles with Wells Fargo Bank, Sister to Sister Foundation, Montgomery Sports and Tailwind Sports.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Mark Gorski".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.RetrievedMay 29,2015.
- ^"STL Today Articles".Article Reference.RetrievedOctober 30,2015.
External links[edit]
- Mark GorskiatCycling Archives
- Mark Gorskiat databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Mark Brian GorskiatOlympics.com
- 1960 births
- Living people
- American track cyclists
- American male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in cycling
- Cyclists from Chicago
- University of Michigan alumni
- Cyclists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in cycling
- People from Roselle, Illinois