Marcia Frederick

Marcia Frederick is the first American gymnast to win a World Gymnastics Championship. She won gold in the uneven parallel bars in Strasbourg, France in 1978.[1][2][3] After having been named to the 1980 Olympic team, she was the favorite for gold In Moscow but missed due to a boycott led by the United States. She instead won vault gold at a meet that served as an alternate olympics for countries affected by the boycott.

Eponymous Skill

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty
Uneven Bars Frederick Stalder backwards with full turn D

References

  1. Riley, Lori (August 15, 2010). "Frederick Changed Gymnastics, But Boycott Ended Olympic Dream - Hartford Courant". The Courant. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. Hartman, Holly; Please, Information (2003). Girlwonder: Every Girl's Guide to the Fantastic Feats, Cool Qualities, and Remarkable Abilities of Women and Girls. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 165–. ISBN 9780618319398. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. Smith, Lissa (1998). Nike is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports. Atlantic Monthly Press. pp. 231–. ISBN 9780871137616. Retrieved 23 February 2014.


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