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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.

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That was Dominique Dawes who won gold in team competition at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

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Dominique Dawes in team all-around at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.

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