Kristine Norelius

Kristine Norelius
Personal information
Full name	Kristine Lee Norelius
Born	December 26, 1956 (age 65); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Kristine Lee Norelius (born December 26, 1956, in Seattle, Washington) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic gold medalist.

Olympian[]

Norelius qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did, however, receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.^[1] Four years later, she was a member of the American women's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

Family[]

Kristine Norelius is the sister of Mark Norelius, who was also a rower and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is married to Brian Faller and has two children.

References[]

^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristine Norelius". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

External links[]

Kristine Norelius at World Rowing
Kristine Norelius at the International Olympic Committee
Kristine Norelius at Olympedia

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[1] Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristine Norelius". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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