LEVINSON, Tamara Inducted: 2011 Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tamara Levinson is one of the highest ranked American rhythmic gymnasts in history. Although her competitive career was relatively short, she influenced a generation of up-and-coming U.S. performers. Because of the lack of training facilities in the U.S., Levinson’s parents opened Rhythmflex in Rockville, Maryland – … Read more
HANVEY, Tom Inducted: 1981 Born: February 2, 1919 Tom Hanvey began his gymnastics training at the Nashville, Tennessee YMCA under the coaching of L.K. “Doc” Gordon. As a result of this training show business occupied the early years of his life playing circus dates, fairs and theaters. He later served as Athletic Director of the … Read more
DIMAS, Trent Inducted: 2002 Born: November 10, 1970 Albuquerque, New Mexico The day after winning the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal on the HB in Barcelona, Trent Dimas found himself sprinting down a street in Barcelona, late for a Today Show interview. Around his neck hung the symbol of being the best HB performer in … Read more
DAGGETT, Tim U.S. Olympic Team Member Induction: 1984 Individual Induction: 1998 Inducted: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame – 2005 Born: May 22, 1962, West Springfield, MA It seems a truism that any person who follows one or more sports would easily be able to relate a single athletic moment in time in the sport that … Read more
WOMEN’S 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM GOLD MEDAL 2007 TEAM CHAMPIONS-TUMBLING Kaitlin Tortorich, Susannah Johnson, Leanne Seitzinger, Yuliya Hall Inducted: 2013 Yuliya Hall-Brown YULIYA HALL-BROWN: This is one of those situations where truth is stranger than fiction! Yuliya Hall began gymnastics at the age of 6 in the Soviet Union. She quickly became a member of … Read more
SOFFE-SYLVESTER, Sue Inducted: 2001 Born: Umtali, Rhodesia Go heels overhead and the next thing you know is that you become a promising national and or international artistic gymnastic champion. Start with artistic gymnastics, but turn a heel just a little wrong and rise to become a rhythmic gymnastics champion. That describes Sue Soffee in a … Read more
RANSOM, Stuart Inducted: 2008 When he competed in the sport of trampoline, it was not part of the Olympics. It didn’t become an Olympic event until it made its debut for both men and women during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. But Stuart Ransom has no regrets. “I love the sport of trampolining,” he said. … Read more
MILLER, Shannon Inducted: 1998 – Member of 1996 Olympic Gold Medal Team Individually Inducted: 2003 Inducted: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame – Individual (2006), Team (2008) Inducted: International Gymnastics Hall of Fame–(2006) Inducted: Women’s International Sports Hall of Fame (2008) Miller is the most decorated American gymnast of all time and the only American during … Read more
MAR, Sabrina Inducted: 2004 Sabrina Mar was an unheralded competitive gymnast from about 1976 through her retirement from the sport in 1988. However, during her relatively short career, she proved herself world class. On the sports pages of news media, we so often read about scandals and other forms of athletic negativism in the … Read more
Maloney, Stacy Inducted: 2011 Born: Portage, Wisc. Coach Stacy and his long time gymnast of 13 years, Paul Hamm, made history when Paul became USA’s first man to win the All-Around Gold Medal at the World Championships, plus the Gold Medal on the floor exercise. Paul later went on to win the Gold Medal in … Read more