Garland Deloid "Gar" O'Quinn (born July 1, 1935) is an American former gymnast. He 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]
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| Full name | Garland Deloid O'Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 1, 1935 Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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O'Quinn attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.[7]
Bibliography edit
- 1971: The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task[8]
References edit
- ^ "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gar O'Quinn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "Gar O'Quinn". US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Gar O'Quinn". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "UTEP professor going to Gymnastics Hall". El Paso Herald-Post. April 22, 1995. p. 39. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martin Hobratschk (September 29, 1988). "Ex-UT professor's company trains gymnastics instructors". Austin American-Statesman. p. 42. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ward youth is named to West Point". The San Angelo Weekly Standard. Standard-Times News Service. April 30, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Quinn, Garland Deloid (1971). "The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task". Google Books. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
External links edit
- Gar O'Quinn at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Gar O'Quinn at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Gar O'Quinn at Olympics.com
- Gar O'Quinn at Olympedia
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