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Country represented | United States | ||||||||
Born | June 21, 1955 | ||||||||
Hometown | Braintree, Massachusetts | ||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||
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Peter Kormann (born June 21, 1955)[1] is an American retired gymnast and gymnastics coach. In the 1976 Olympics, he became the first American to medal in competition against the Soviets when he won a bronze medal in the men's floor competition.[2][3][4] Kormann's bronze medal was also the first Olympic medal of any type won by an American gymnast in 44 years.[5]
Kormann competed for Southern Connecticut State University under coach Abie Grossfeld. In 1977, Kormann won the Nissen Award (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).[6] Peter went on to coach at the United States Naval Academy, the Ohio State University and was named head coach of the USA men's team from 1996 to 2001.
Kormann currently owns Yellow Jackets Gymnastics with his two sons in Massachusetts.[7]
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Peter Kormann gymnastics
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Peter Kormann Interview - 1996 Olympic Trials - Men - Day 2
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I Get Around — 1970s men's floor exercise
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1984 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials - Men's Individual All-Around Final
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1984 Olympic Games Gymnastics Men's Vault
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References
- ^ Peter KORMANN at the International Gymnastics Federation
- ^ Peter Kormann Archived September 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. shadeglobal.com. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
- ^ Biography: KORMANN, Peter. Usghof.org. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Kormann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ Lader, Martin (July 24, 1976) "Olympics: Part II, Games Enter Second Week With Russians Leading in Medals; Walker Fails to Qualify, Gymnast Kormann Wins Bronze" The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) [1] Retrieved via Newspapers.com, September 23, 2017
- ^ Nissen Award
- ^ Shuman, Cary (January 7, 2016) "Business is Beaming: Yellow Jackets is Drawing Aspiring Gymnasts from Lynn", The Lynn Journal [2]
External links
- Peter Kormann at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Peter Kormann at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Peter Kormann at Olympics.com
- Peter Kormann at Olympedia