Andy Gabel
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| Full name | Andrew Alexander "Andy" Gabel | ||||||||||||
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December 23, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||
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Andrew Alexander "Andy" Gabel (born December 23, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is a four-time, short track speedskating U.S. Olympian (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998) and holds a silver medal as a member of the 1994 5000 meter Short Track relay team.
Gabel was also noted as a member of the National Short Track Team for the longest in U.S. Speedskating history in either Long or Short Track.
In 2013, Gabel was accused of, and to a degree acknowledged, improper sexual relations with two female skaters in the Olympic speedskating program, both aged 15 and respectively 18 and 11 years his junior at the times of the beginnings of the relationships. As a result of the accusations, Gabel resigned from the International Skating Union (ISU) and U.S. Speedskating.
Gabel grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, and is the son of Andy Gabel, Sr., and Evie Gabel. He has one brother and three sisters.
Gabel attended Glenbrook North High School, and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University.
Gabel was a member of the National Short Track Team from 1979 to 1998, the longest in U.S. Speedskating history in either Long or Short Track; he was also a member of the National Long Track Team from 1981 to 1989. Gabel won over 75 international medals as a member of the World Short Track Team from 1987 to 1998. He also competed in 12 World Championships.
At the 1994 Lillehammer Games, Gabel won a silver medal as a member of the 5000 meter Short Track relay team, skating the fastest leg in the relay.
In 1994, Gabel was elected to the U.S. Speedskating's 15-member governing Board of Directors as an athlete representative. He was elected as the Office of Vice President in 1999 and became the sixth President in 2002, succeeding Fred Benjamin. Gabel negotiated sponsorship agreements with ADT and Qwest, during his tenure as President.
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