1980 US Olympic Gymnastics Team Will Be
GYM UPDATE Photo courtesy of International Gymnast International of courtesy Photo 1980 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team will be recognized at ’10 Visa Championships USA Gymnastics will celebrate the accomplishments of the USA’s 1980 Olympic Gymnastics Team on Saturday, Aug. 14, as part of the final day of the 2010 Visa Championships in Hartford, Conn. Thirty years ago, the 1980 USGF International Invitational, the alternate Olympic competition for gymnastics, was held at the Hartford Civic Center, now known as the XL Center, after President Jimmy Carter decided the United States would boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union. The members of the women’s 1980 Olympic Team are: Luci Collins Cummings of Inglewood, Calif.; Marcia Frederick Blanchette of Assomet, Mass.; Kathy Johnson Clarke of Longwood, Fla.; Beth Kline Rybacki of Upland, Calif.; Amy Koopman Enxing of Village of Lakewood, Ill.; Julianne McNamara Zeile of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; and Tracee Talavera Kent of Tallahassee, Fla. Ernestine Weaver was the head coach, and Paul Ziert was the assistant coach. The men’s team is comprised of: Phil Cahoy of Omaha, Neb.; Bart Conner of Norman, Okla.; Ron Galimore of Indianapolis, Ind.; Larry Gerard of Fort Worth, Texas; Jim Hartung of Lincoln, Neb.; Peter Vidmar of Coto de Caza, Calif.; and Mike Wilson of Plano, Texas. Francis Allen was the head coach, with Bill Meade as the assistant. 20112011 SunSun && SurfSurf Spectacular January 28 - 30th Coral Springs, Florida For Event Details, Please Visit www.sunsurfmeet.com Do you recognize these USA National Team members all dressed up and headed to prom? Top left to right: Bridget Sloan, Ivana Hong, John Orozco, Jordan Valdez Bottom left to right: Sam Mikulak, Samantha Peszek, Mattie Larson, Kaitlyn Clark GYM UPDATE Kerri Strug ties the knot Spring ties the knot Photos by Daniel Snyder Daniel by Photos 1996 Olympic team gold-medalist Kerri Strug married attorney Robert Fischer on April 24 in her hometown of 2008 Olympic Team Bronze-Medalist Justin Tucson, Ariz.
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