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Turners, especially Francis Lieber (1798–1872), were the leading sponsors of gymnastics as an American sport and the field of academic study. In Germany, a major gymnastic movement was started by Turnvater ("father of gymnastics") and nationalist Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in the early 19th century when Germany was occupied by Napoleon.
Roetzheim was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928. [1] His career in gymnastics began with the Southside Turners. [1] From there, he attended the Navy Pier campus at the University of Illinois Chicago before going to Florida State University.
In 1959, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University, [3] and then had a long career as a physical education teacher, gymnastics coach, judge and administrator. Since the 1970s, she was a member of the International Federation of Gymnastics and was named its honorary vice-president upon her retirement in 2004.
He competed for William L. Dickinson High School and Southern Illinois Salukis men's gymnastics teams. [1] He won 1960 AAU titles in all-around, rings, and parallel bars, placing second on the horizontal bar and third on the pommel horse. He won a 1961 NCAA title on the rings and placed second all-around in 1961–63.
Becky Turner started out in artistic gymnastics for three years before switching to rhythmic. She was on the US national rhythmic gymnastics team from 1994 to 1997, being part of the national senior group along Aliane Baquerot, Lori Fredreickson, Mandy James, Ginny Ledgerwood, Kate Nelson, Brandi Siegel and Challen Sievers. [1]
Donald Robert Tonry (November 24, 1935 – May 17, 2013) was an American gymnast.He got his start in professional Gymnastics whilst attending the University of Illinois where he was the NCAA Champion for all-around and floor. [1]
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Kate practiced ballet and tumbling getting her start in gymnastics at the YMCA, switching from artistic to rhythmic when she was 10–11 years old. [1] Later she was on the US national rhythmic gymnastics team from 1994 to 1996, being part of the national senior group along Aliane Baquerot, Lori Fredreickson, Mandy James, Ginny Ledgerwood, Becky Turner, Brandi Siegel and Challen Sievers. [2]