Mark Churella

Mark Churella
Personal information
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Farmington, Michigan, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamMichigan
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Las Vegas 74 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Norman 150 lb
Gold medal – first place 1978 College Park 150 lb
Gold medal – first place 1979 Ames 167 lb

Mark Churella, Sr. (born c. 1957) is a former American wrestler and collegiate wrestling coach. He was a three-time NCAA national champion from 1977 to 1979. He served as the head wrestling coach at UNLV from 1979 to 1984. He has been inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor (1996) and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (1999) and was the 2012 recipient of the Bob Ufer Award for outstanding service to the University of Michigan Athletic Department.