Kanati Allen Explained
| Kanati Allen |
| Full Name: | James Kanati Allen |
| Country: | United States |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Discipline: | MAG |
| Collegeteam: | UCLA Bruins |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed for the seventh-place U.S. team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Allen, who was of black and Native American descent, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: 1968 U.S. Olympian Kanati Allen Passes . 2012-01-17 . intlgymnast.
- Kanati Allen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/kanati-allen-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-01-17.
- News: Hersch . Philip . Simone Biles And Gabby Douglas Are Latest And Greatest Heroes In A Storied History Of African-American Gymnasts . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302110717/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/February/29/Simone-Biles-And-Gabby-Douglas-Are-Latest-In-A-Storied-History-Of-African-American-Gymnasts . dead . March 2, 2016 . November 16, 2018 . Team USA . February 29, 2016 . en.
