Gail Sontgerath Explained

Gail Sontgerath
Nationality:American
Sport:Gymnastics
Birth Date:11 March 1944
Birth Place:New Jersey, United States

Gail Sontgerath (born March 11, 1944) is an American gymnast. She was the 1960 U.S. Women's National Amateur Athletic Union Gymnastics Champion.[1] She competed in six events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

Raised in Dover, New Jersey, Sontgerath moved to Florida as a child, graduating from Palm Beach High School and Florida State University.[3] In March 1961, she appeared as a mystery contestant on the television quiz show To Tell the Truth, where she was described as the highest scoring U.S. women's gymnast at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Women's National Champions. USA Gymastics. USAgym.org. October 5, 2020. August 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807023752/https://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/nationalchamps_women.html. dead.
  2. Gail Sontgerath Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043042/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/gail-sontgerath-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . July 31, 2019.
  3. Robb, Sharon. "Then and Now", Sun-Sentinel, June 2, 1996. Accessed August 3, 2019. "Hometown: Dover, N.J."
  4. News: To Tell the Truth, March 20, 1961. To Tell the Truth. To Tell the Truth. October 5, 2020.