Marcia Frederick Explained

Marcia Frederick
Birth Date:1963 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International
Headcoach:Muriel Grossfeld, Don Peters
Show-Medals:yes

Marcia Frederick (born January 4, 1963, in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a retired American gymnast who was the first American woman to win a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships, on the uneven bars in Strasbourg, France, in 1978.[1] After qualifying for the 1980 US Olympic team, she was among the favorites to win a medal in Moscow but did not compete because of the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics led by the United States.[2] At the USGF International Invitational held in August 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, for countries affected by the boycott, Frederick won the silver medal in the all-around competition, the gold on vault and bronze on uneven bars and balance beam. Years later, she was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.

Eponymous skill

Frederick has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Frederick Changed Gymnastics, But Boycott Ended Olympic Dream . Riley. Lori. August 15, 2010. The Hartford Courant. 23 February 2014.
    - Book: Hartman, Holly. Girlwonder: Every Girl's Guide to the Fantastic Feats, Cool Qualities, and Remarkable Abilities of Women and Girls. 23 February 2014. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 9780618319398. 165–.
    - Book: Smith, Lissa. Nike is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports. registration. 23 February 2014. 1998. Atlantic Monthly Press. 9780871137616. 231–.
  2. Book: Caroccioli. Tom. Caroccioli. Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. 2008 . New Chapter Press. Highland Park, Illinois. 978-0942257403. 243–253.
  3. Web site: 2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics . . 22 January 2022 . 90, 207.