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Mark Gerban is a former professional rower. He is notable as the first rower in history to represent the State of Palestine at the World Championships. Competing in the Lightweight Men's Single, he had the highest placed World Championship finish (16th) of a Palestinian athlete in any sport (excluding Special Olympics events). == Early life and education == Gerban was born to a Jewish mother and Palestinian father in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gerban graduated from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in 1998. He later graduated from Drexel University in 2003 with a triple major in Production Operations Management, Economics, and International Business. From 1998 until 2001 he was a member of AEPi〔http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgerban Mark Gerban's LinkedIn profile.〕 While at Drexel on an athletic scholarship, he competed with the NCAA Division I Varsity Swimming program, where he was a multiple America East Conference Swimming Champion. He also managed to become a multiple Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and US National Champion in the sport of rowing during his off-season. Additionally, Mark was the swimming representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) at Drexel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Gerban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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