Mark Gorski

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Mark Gorski
Personal information
Full nameMark Brian Gorski
Born (1960-01-06) 6 January 1960 (age 64)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Medal record
Men's Cycling
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Individual sprint
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Individual sprint

Mark Brian Gorski (born January 6, 1960) is a 1984 Olympic Gold medalist in the 1000m match sprint from the United States.[1] He attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois and 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 the University of Michigan from 1978 to 1982.

Gorski lives in St. Louis, Missouri. He is Regional Leasing Director for Wexford Science & Technology, a BioMed Realty company where he leads the leasing activities for BRDG Park, the Bio-Research & Development Growth Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center and @4240 in the Cortex district in St. Louis. Gorski has been directing BRDG Park’s efforts to attract agricultural technology and plant science companies as tenants since May 2009. Over the past 20 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

  1. ^ "Mark Gorski Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "STL Today Articles". Article Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

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