Samantha Peszek

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Samantha Peszek
Personal information
Full name: Samantha Peszek
Nickname(s): Sam
Country Represented: Flag of the United States 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

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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