Dean Glenesk Explained

Dean William Glenesk
Birth Date:	22 September 1957
Birth Place:	La Grange, Illinois, United States
Sport:	Modern pentathlon
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Dean William Glenesk (born September 22, 1957) is an American former modern pentathlete.

Olympics

Glenesk qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later.^[1] He did, however, compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team event.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Caroccioli. Tom. Caroccioli. Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. New Chapter Press. Highland Park, IL. 978-0942257403. 243–253.
2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gl/dean-glenesk-1.html . 26 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114150110/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gl/dean-glenesk-1.html. 14 November 2012.