John Gregorek is an American former middle-distance runner who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1980 and 1984.
Education
Gregorek attended Saint Anthony"s High School, for which he competed in cross country and track. By the time he graduated high school, he was the fastest high school runner in the United States in 1978, posting times of 4:05.4 in the mile and 8:50.7 in two miles.
Career
High school
Collegiate
Gregorek attended Georgetown on an athletic scholarship. Already in his sophomore year he made the United States Olympic team for the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, as a 3000-m steeplechaser. On April 23, 1982, Gregorek was the anchor of the Georgetown distance medley team which ended Villanova"s 16-year Doctor of Medicine streak at the Penn Relays, effectively beating Villanova"s anchor and celebrated runner Ross Donoghue by two meters.
Post-collegiate
Gregorek represented the United States at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, ran the second heat of the 5000 meters and recorded a time of 14:01.
He did not make it past the first round. In 1992, Gregorek finished third in the 1992 United States Olympic Trials for the 5000 meters, but did not appear at the 1992 Summer Olympics.