ASICS Marketing Specialist | 1980 & 1984 Team USA Olympian
ASICS Marketing Specialist John Gregorek was a member of the 1980 & 1984 United States Olympic teams in the 3000 meter steeplechase. He set his personal best time of 8:18.45 at the 1984 Olympic Trials. John also was on the U.S. team at the 1987 World Championships at 5000 meters.
Gregorek missed the 1992 Olympics as he finished third at Olympic Trials 5000m but didn’t achieve the Olympic ‘A’ standard. He is a 1982 graduate of Georgetown University where he anchored the 1982 NCAA indoor distance medley relay champions and the 1982 Penn Relays DMR champs that broke Villanova’s 16-year winning streak. He was an 8-time All-American, 6-time Big East champion and 5-time IC4A champ.
In cross country John finished in the top 30 twice at NCAAs while also winning two Big East XC titles. He graduated from St. Anthony’s High School (New York) in 1979 where the two-time state cross country champ was the fastest high school runner in the United States in 1978, winning the Mile at the Golden West Invitational in 4:05.4 and clocking 8:50.7 for two miles.
John and his son, Johnny, are the fastest father-son Mile duo in history with an average time of 3:52.25. Along with his wife, Chris, John is a part of the fifth fastest married couple Mile duo ever with their average of 4:10.17, and together, the trio is the fastest Mile family (mother, father, son), boasting an impressive 4:04.50 average!
