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Samantha Peszek |
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Personal information |
Full name: |
Samantha Peszek |
Nickname(s): |
Sam |
Country Represented: |
United States |
Date of birth: |
December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14) (age 16) |
Place of birth: |
McCordsville, Indiana |
Discipline: |
Women's Artistic Gymnastics |
Level: |
Senior International Elite |
Gym: |
DeVeau's |
Head coach(es): |
Peter Zhao |
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Samantha Peszek (born December 14, 1991 in McCordsville, Indiana) is an American national team gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. teams at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2007 Pan American Games.
This March she competed at the Tyson American Cup. She placed 3rd all-around, behind teammates Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson.
She has high-difficulty skills such as standing full through, standing pike (beam), and double twisting double (Floor).
Peszek lives in McCordsville, Indiana and attends Cathedral High School.
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