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American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936, except for 1980. [2] A total of 90 female gymnasts have represented the United States. American women have won 62 medals at the Olympics – 11 in team all-around, 11 in individual all-around, 7 in vault, 10 in uneven bars, 11 in balance beam, and 12 in floor exercise.
Korbut retired from gymnastics in 1977 at the age of 22, considered young for gymnasts of the period, [2] but her influence and legacy in gymnastics were far-reaching. [3] Korbut's 1972 Olympic performances are widely credited as redefining gymnastics, changing the sport from emphasising ballet and elegance to acrobatics, as well as changing ...
ShawnJohnson.com. Shawn Johnson East (born Shawn Machel Johnson; January 19, 1992) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team, all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. Johnson is also the 2007 all-around World Champion, and a five-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the ...
Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics List of gymnasts Artistic Team all-around men women Individual all-around men women Vault men women Floor men women Pommel horse men Rings men Parallel bars men Horizontal bar men Uneven bars women Balance beam women
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sport of gymnastics. [ 1] This sport contains disciplines that include, but are not limited to: acrobatic gymnastics [ 2] aerobic gymnastics [ 3] artistic gymnastics [ 4][ 5] rhythmic gymnastics [ 6] trampoline gymnastics [ 7] tumbling. This list is of those who are considered to be notable in their ...
World Championships. 1978 Strasbourg. Floor exercise. Katherine "Kathy" Johnson Clarke[ 1][ 2] (born Katherine Ann Johnson; September 13, 1959 [ 3]) is an American sports commentator and former artistic gymnast. Johnson was one of the first American gymnasts to win a major international medal, known for her longevity and tenacity in the sport.
List of women artistic gymnasts. Women artistic gymnasts are women who participate in the sport of gymnastics, specifically artistic gymnastics. [1] Women first competed in Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics in 1928. [2] This list is of those who are considered to be notable in women's artistic gymnastics. See gymnasium (ancient Greece) for the ...
The women of the 2008 and 2012 Olympics US Gymnastics teams are no longer the sweet-faced teens you watched on TV. Now in their 20s and beyond, these talented ladies are no longer competing on ...