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Mark Greenwald

Full name: Mark William Greenwald
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: December 1, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Affiliations: Park Ridge
Country: USA United States
Sport: Speed Skating

Biography

Mark Greenwald skated on the World Cup circuit for the US from 1987 through 1992. He competed at the World Junior Championships in 1986 and 1987, the 1988 World Championships, and the 1991 World Winter University Games, in addition to his two Winter Olympic appearances. His best international finishes were a fifth in the 5,000 at the 1988 World Championship, and eighth in all-around at the 1987 World Juniors. Greenwald also raced on in-line skates, skating with Team Speed Specific and Pro Team K2 through 1994. In 1991 he was part of the US Champion team pursuit squad on in-line skates. He earned a degree in international business from Indiana University but later studied kinesiology at the University of Calgary and became a professor there in that department. He has also worked as Program Manager, Director of Sport, and Director of the Calgary Olympic Oval.

Personal Bests: 500 – 39.75 (1988); 1000 – 1:18.46 (1989); 1500 – 1:54.64 (1988); 5000 – 6:51.98 (1988); 10000 – 14:38.75 (1990).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1988 Winter 19 Calgary Speed Skating Men's 1,500 metres United States USA 11
1988 Winter 19 Calgary Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres United States USA 9
1992 Winter 23 Albertville Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres United States USA 19
1992 Winter 23 Albertville Speed Skating Men's 10,000 metres United States USA 24

Men's 1,500 metres

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 300m 700m 1100m
1988 Winter 19 Calgary Speed Skating United States Final Standings 11 1:54.64 25.66 53.70 1:23.67

Men's 5,000 metres

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 200m 600m 1000m 1400m 1800m 2200m 2600m 3000m 3400m 3800m 4200m 4600m
1988 Winter 19 Calgary Speed Skating United States Final Standings 9 6:51.98 19.63 51.41 1:24.26 1:57.42 2:30.14 3:02.62 3:35.02 4:07.47 4:39.57 5:11.93 5:44.59 6:17.86
1992 Winter 23 Albertville Speed Skating United States Final Standings 19 7:21.19 20.41 54.29 1:29.33 2:04.00 2:38.36 3:13.19 3:48.37 4:23.47 4:58.58 5:33.84 6:09.29 6:45.08

Men's 10,000 metres

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 400m 800m 1200m 1600m 2000m 2400m 2800m 3200m 3600m 4000m 4400m 4800m 5200m 5600m 6000m 6400m 6800m 7200m 7600m 8000m 8400m 8800m 9200m 9600m
1992 Winter 23 Albertville Speed Skating United States Final Standings 24 15:03.02 38.04 1:13.65 1:49.21 2:25.34 3:01.34 3:36.66 4:12.58 4:48.43 5:24.44 6:00.83 6:36.83 7:13.13 7:49.51 8:25.61 9:01.78 9:38.09 10:14.05 10:49.95 11:26.30 12:02.44 12:38.68 13:14.89 13:51.24 14:27.16