Mark Norelius

Mark Alyn Norelius (born June 10, 1952 in Seattle ) is a former rower from the United States who was world champion with the eighth in 1974 .

In 1974, the US eight won the title at the World Championships in Lucerne , with the first five boats only about three seconds apart. Two years later, the eighth from the United States finished ninth at the Olympic Games in Montreal . With Richard Cashin , John Everett , Mark Norelius, Alan Shealy and helmsman David Weinberg , there were five world champions from 1974 in 1976.

Norelius initially rowed at the University of Washington and joined the US Air Force after graduating . Later he was a pilot in civil aviation, first with Delta Airlines and then with Northwest Airlines . Mark Norelius is the brother of the rower Kristine Norelius .

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