Mike Wasko

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMichael James "Mike"•Wasko
Used nameMike•Wasko
Born9 June 1964 in Bayonne, New Jersey (USA)
Measurements185 cm / 82 kg
NOC United States

Biography

Mike Wasko competed in track & field for Fairleigh Dickinson University, specializing in hurdles and sprints. He was a three-time MET Conference Champion in the hurdles, an eight-time conference hurdle champion and a two-time member of the All-East Team. Wasko then earned an MBA degree at Fairleigh Dickinson, working as a graduate assistant on the track team while he did so. In bobsled he was on the 1988 World Cup Tour for the USA, placing second at the Austrian Championships in the 2-man, and third in the 4-man. He was named the 1988 USOC Bobsled Athlete of the Year. Wasko later became a teacher and principal in New Hampshire, before settling in Whippany, New Jersey, where he worked as a middle school principal.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) USA Mike Wasko
Four, Men (Olympic) United States 1 4