| Kolleen Shields | |
| Fullname: | Kolleen Casey Shields |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Discipline: | WAG |
Kolleen Casey Shields (born 1959) was a gymnast who competed for the United States in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.[1] She finished 23rd in the vault, an event won by Nadia Comăneci. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/results/1976/book-olympics-txt.html She was the 1975 U.S. national champion in vault. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/history/nationalchamps.html Shields competed for Southwest Missouri State University from 1977 to 1979, where she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female gymnast in 1979.[2] [3] She transferred to the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Physical Therapy. Shields became a physical therapist atthe University of Iowa.