Peter Nordell

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePeter W.•Nordell
Used namePeter•Nordell
Born30 August 1966 in DuPage County, Illinois (USA)
Measurements198 cm / 93 kg
AffiliationsYale Bulldogs, New Haven (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Peter Nordell attended Yale, where he graduated with a degree in physics in 1988. He later earned a graduate degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern in 1993. Nordell rowed for the US in the eight at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning a bronze medal, and also rowed the eight at the 1987 World Championships.

In business Nordell worked for the Eaton Corporation from 1993-98 as a manufacturing manager. He was then with Axcelis Technologies until 2005. Nordell then co-founded and became CEO of NextSlide Imaging, a medical device software company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Peter Nordell
Eights, Men (Olympic) United States 3 Bronze