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 effected by the boycott.

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.