Mark Gorski
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  United States |
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| Men's Cycling | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | LA 1984 | Individual Sprint | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Silver | Indianapolis 1987 | Individual Sprint | |
Mark Gorski (born January 6, 1960 in Chicago) is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual sprint. He later became a team manager for US Postal.
Gorski's cycling career started in 1974 and he hit a first-place at the 1978 National Junior Sprint Championship in Kenosha, WI. He represented the US at the Junior World Championships in Trexlertown, PA. In 1985 and 1986 he finished 4th and 5th in the World Sprint Championship, and earned a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.
Upon his retirement from competition he was elected to the Board of Directors of the USCF, and served on the budget, finance and competition committees. He also served as the National Team Director of the USCF. In 1999 he became director of the US Postal Service Team, with Lance Armstrong, winning the Tour de France four times.
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