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Betty Okino was a notable American gymnast who was a professional from years 1988 to 1992. The balance beam was her best event in which performed her famous "Okino" move (a triple pirouette) in a few competitions, in others she would do a double pirouette which is still difficult to do. Unlike Dawes, she wasn't the best tumbler but she was highly skilled in dancing which made her floor exercise routines a treat to watch. She also had a uneven bars dismount named after her as well ( clear hip underswing with a half twist to a layout salto). Unfortunately, an injury plagued her and she had to retire in 1992.
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What was the name of the 1976 black gymnast?
dominique
Who is the first black person to do gymnastics?
Dominique Dawes
Who was the first black female gymnast to win gold for US?
Actually the first female African American gymnast to be recognized on the Elite level was Dianne Durham who was a Karolyite (trained with Bela Karolyi alongside Mary Lou Retton). Other prominent African American gymnasts....Elizabeth "Betty" Okino (also trained with Karolyi) and Dominique Dawes (Hill's) and for men it was Ron Galimore(1980) so it was Ron Galimore.
A Famous black gymnast?
Well, there's definatley A LOT of famous gymnasts but I would have to say the most famed is Nadia Comaneci because she not only scored the first perfect 10 in history, but she scored 10's again and again! A lot of people know her and her accomplishments even if they don't do/watch gymnastics and that is why I think she is the most well-known gymnast in history.
Who are some black women gymnastics gold medalits?
Gabby Douglas and Dominique Dawes .
Who are some black women in gymnastics medal winners?
Dominique Dawes and soon to be gold medalist Gabby Douglas.
What was William dawes favorite color?
black
Who are the black olympic gymnasts?
I can tell you about two famous African American Gymnastand both females! One of them is Dominique Margaux Dawes, born in Maryland and a Graduate of University of Maryland. Three times Olympian for Us and former President of sport Foundation. The other one is Elizabeth Anne Okino better known as Betty Okino. She was representing US at the same time and the Us team with Dominique. Betty Okino was born in Uguanda, Africa but moved to Us at very early age and became an US cityzen and become one of the first and most famous African American Gymnast for Us team in the 1990's...
Was William Dawes a black man?
No, he was of light skin.
What are the release dates for Black Saddle - 1959 Client Dawes 1-4?
Black Saddle - 1959 Client Dawes 1-4 was released on: USA: 31 January 1959
Who was the youngest black gymnast to win gold?
Kelvin Olugbenga Akinpelu(Nigerian)
Who was the first black female volleyball player to go to the Olympics?
Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976, in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a retired United States artistic gymnast. She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent Seven" at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the first black person of any nationality or gender to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.[1] She is also one of only three female American gymnasts, along with Muriel Grossfeld and Linda Metheny-Mulvihill, to compete in three Olympics and was part of three Olympic medal-winning teams: Barcelona 1992 (bronze), Atlanta 1996 (gold), and Sydney 2000 (bronze). Dawes is the first female gymnast to be a part of three Olympic medal winning teams
