Gar O'Quinn explained

Gar O'Quinn
Full Name:Garland Deloid O'Quinn, Jr.
Country:United States
Birth Date:1 July 1935
Birth Place:Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:173 cm
Weight:61 kg
Discipline:MAG
Collegeteam:Army Black Knights
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Garland Deloid "Gar" O'Quinn, Jr. (born July 1, 1935) is an American former gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Games.[1] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1995, he was inducted into the US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3] [4] [5] [6]

O'Quinn attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results . usagym.org . USA Gymnastics . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807023831/https://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/panam_results_artistic.html . 2016-08-07 . live.
  2. Gar O'Quinn Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015308/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oq/gar-oquinn-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . July 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: Gar O'Quinn . US Gymnastics Hall of Fame .
  4. News: Gar O'Quinn . Olympics.com . 17 August 2022.
  5. News: UTEP professor going to Gymnastics Hall . 17 August 2022 . . 22 Apr 1995 . 39 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Martin Hobratschk . Ex-UT professor's company trains gymnastics instructors . 18 August 2022 . . 29 September 1988 . 42 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Ward youth is named to West Point . 17 August 2022 . The San Angelo Weekly Standard . Standard-Times News Service . 30 Apr 1954 . 11 . Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task . . 18 August 2022. O'Quinn . Garland Deloid . 1971 .