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.
That was Dominique Dawes who won gold in team competition at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Dominique Dawes in team all-around at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.
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The all-around women's gymnastics gold in 2004 went to Carly Patterson.
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Gold was discovered in the Black Hills first. If you are doing American School history, I found both answers on page 281
That was gymnast Ágnes Keleti of Hungary who won gold in Floor Exercise at the 1952 Games in Helsinki and Uneven Bars, Floor Exercise, Balance Beam, and Team Portable Apparatus at the 1956 Games in Melbourne.
First U.S female gymnast to get the gold medal was Julianne McNamara.
Kelvin Olugbenga Akinpelu(Nigerian)
I would say Beth Tweddle . She won gold in the European Championships.
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Through the 2010 Games, that is gymnast Larissa Latynina of the Soviet Union with 9.
The best gymnast in the world is currently Gabrielle Douglas, a member of the US Gymnastics Team at the 2012 London Olympics. She took the individual gold. She is also the first woman of color and African-American to win individual gold in the Olympics.
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Nadia Comaneci, A Romanian Gymnast, winner of 3 olympic gold medals was the first ever to achieve a perfect 10 in Gymnastics.
Shawn Johnson is a female gymnast who won a gold metal for her performance on the balance beam and silver in all-around and floor exercise in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She competed on DwtS in the 2009 season - and won it with her partner Mark Ballas.
Maestas is a gymnast from Gold Cup. He won nationals. He trained with Olympians at the training center in Calorado.
the male gold finch is bright yellow with black and white wings the female is brown with black and white wings
That was Mary Lou Retton in individual all-around at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.