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'''Timothy P. "Tim" Daggett''' (born May 22, 1962) is a former American [[gymnastics|gymnast]] and an Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of West Springfield High School and [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], who competed in the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles Olympics]], along with [[Bart Conner]], [[Peter Vidmar]] and [[Mitch Gaylord]].<ref>
'''Timothy P. Daggett''' (born May 22, 1962) is a former American [[gymnastics|gymnast]] and an Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of West Springfield High School and [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], who competed in the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles Olympics]], along with [[Bart Conner]], [[Peter Vidmar]] and [[Mitch Gaylord]].<ref>{{cite web
{{cite web
| author = UCLA History Project
| author = UCLA History Project
| title = This Month in History, July 28 – Aug. 12, 1984… The 23rd Olympiad
| title = This Month in History, July 28 – Aug. 12, 1984… The 23rd Olympiad
| publisher = [[UC Regents]]
| publisher = [[UC Regents]]
| url = http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/fun/ThisMonth_AugOlympiad.asp
| url = http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/fun/ThisMonth_AugOlympiad.asp
| accessdate = January 28, 2007 }}
| accessdate = January 28, 2007
| archive-date = September 27, 2011
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</ref> There, Daggett scored a perfect 10 on the high bar, assisting his team in winning a gold medal – the first for the U.S. men's gymnastics team in olympic history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/tim-daggett/|title=TIM DAGGETT|date=June 25, 2012|newspaper=NBC Sports Pressbox|language=en-US|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> In addition to the team gold medal, he earned an individual [[bronze medal]] on the [[pommel horse]]. In 2005, he was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usghof.org/files/bio/t_daggett/t_daggett.html|title=Biography: DAGGETT, Tim|website=www.usghof.org|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>
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}}</ref> There, Daggett scored a perfect 10 on the high bar, assisting his team in winning a gold medal – the first for the U.S. men's gymnastics team in Olympic history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/tim-daggett/|title=TIM DAGGETT|date=June 25, 2012|newspaper=NBC Sports Pressbox|language=en-US|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> In addition to team gold, he earned an individual [[bronze medal]] on the [[pommel horse]]. In 2005, he was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usghof.org/files/bio/t_daggett/t_daggett.html|title=Biography: DAGGETT, Tim|website=www.usghof.org|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In West Springfield, Massachusetts, at the age of 10, Daggett began his future career in gymnastics by enrolling in the Parks and Recreation program. Advancing quickly, the local high school coach invited Daggett to train with his team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://gymnastics.about.com/od/famousgymnasts/p/TimDaggett.htm|title=Gymnast: Tim Daggett|newspaper=About.com Sports|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> While he was a college student at [[UCLA]], he competed in NCAA Division I gymnastics. He graduated from UCLA in 1986 with a degree in psychology.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=OLYMPICS; Olympic Profiles: Tim Daggett; Gymnast's Scars Spurring Him On |author=John Nielsen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/sports/olympics-olympic-profiles-tim-daggett-gymnast-s-scars-spurring-him-on.html|newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 17, 1988 |accessdate=April 17, 2013 }}</ref>
In West Springfield, Massachusetts, at the age of 10, Daggett began his future career in gymnastics by enrolling in the Parks and Recreation program. Advancing quickly, the local high school coach invited Daggett to train with his team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://gymnastics.about.com/od/famousgymnasts/p/TimDaggett.htm|title=Gymnast: Tim Daggett|newspaper=About.com Sports|access-date=January 18, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118222729/http://gymnastics.about.com/od/famousgymnasts/p/TimDaggett.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> While he was a college student at [[UCLA]], he competed in NCAA Division I gymnastics. He graduated from UCLA in 1986 with a degree in psychology.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=OLYMPICS; Olympic Profiles: Tim Daggett; Gymnast's Scars Spurring Him On |author=John Nielsen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/sports/olympics-olympic-profiles-tim-daggett-gymnast-s-scars-spurring-him-on.html|newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 17, 1988 |accessdate=April 17, 2013 }}</ref>


Daggett is married to Deanne (née Lazer), formerly a collegiate level gymnast at Eastern Michigan University and now an M.D. practicing [[anesthesiology]]. Their children are Peter and Carlie Daggett. Tim named his son Peter after teammate Peter Vidmar. Peter's son Tim is named after Tim Daggett. They all currently live in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Daggett is married to Deanne (née Lazer), formerly a collegiate level gymnast at Eastern Michigan University and now an M.D. practicing [[anesthesiology]]. Their children are Peter and Carlie Daggett. Tim named his son Peter after teammate Peter Vidmar. Peter's son Tim is named after Tim Daggett. They all currently live in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.


== Medical history ==
==Medical history==
Daggett's ankles had historically been weak. In 1980, Daggett dislocated one ankle shortly after having the other rebuilt. For months in 1986, he was forced to recover from his two ankles again being rebuilt. Immediately following the recovery during training, his high bar release ended with him landing on his neck.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/sports/olympics-olympic-profiles-tim-daggett-gymnast-s-scars-spurring-him-on.html|title=OLYMPICS; Olympic Profiles: Tim Daggett; Gymnast's Scars Spurring Him On|last=Nielsen|first=John|date=April 17, 1988|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> The result was a ruptured spinal disc, and left arm nerves were also damaged.<ref name=":0" /> Daggett, against doctor recommendations, ignored the proposed surgery, which would have ended his career, and caught mononucleosis following his recovery from the near-fatal landing. In Rotterdam, the 1987 world championships proved career-shattering for Daggett. On the vault, he snapped his tibia and fibula and severed one of his arteries following the impact from a pike Cuervo.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Surgeries adding and removing supportive braces and pins to his leg left Daggett under sedation from morphine in hospitals for three months.<ref name=":1" />
Daggett's ankles had historically been weak. In 1980, Daggett dislocated one ankle shortly after having the other rebuilt. For months in 1986, he was forced to recover from his two ankles again being rebuilt. Immediately following the recovery during training, his high bar release ended with him landing on his neck.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/sports/olympics-olympic-profiles-tim-daggett-gymnast-s-scars-spurring-him-on.html|title=OLYMPICS; Olympic Profiles: Tim Daggett; Gymnast's Scars Spurring Him On|last=Nielsen|first=John|date=April 17, 1988|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> The result was a ruptured spinal disc, and left arm nerves were also damaged.<ref name=":0" /> Daggett, against doctor recommendations, ignored the proposed surgery, which would have ended his career, and caught mononucleosis following his recovery from the near-fatal landing. In Rotterdam, the 1987 world championships proved career-shattering for Daggett. On the vault, he snapped his tibia and fibula and severed one of his arteries following the impact from a pike Cuervo.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He underwent surgeries adding and removing supportive braces and pins to his left leg. He was under sedation from morphine in hospitals for three months.<ref name=":1" />


==Gymnastics record==
==Gymnastics record==
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* 1988 — 43rd AA (withdrew due to injury), 5th PH
* 1988 — 43rd AA (withdrew due to injury), 5th PH


===U.S. Olympic trials ===
===U.S. Olympic trials===
* 1984 — 3rd AA
* 1984 — 3rd AA
* 1988 — 23rd AA (withdrew due to injury)
* 1988 — 23rd AA (withdrew due to injury)
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* 1987 — 9th Team (During the vault, Daggett suffered shattered bones in his left leg in an unfortunate landing)
* 1987 — 9th Team (During the vault, Daggett suffered shattered bones in his left leg in an unfortunate landing)


===Olympics ===
===Olympics===
* 1984 — 1st Team, 3rd PH, 4th HB (tie)
* 1984 — 1st Team, 3rd PH, 4th HB (tie)


==Post-retirement career==
==Post-retirement career==
Since his retirement following the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], Daggett has worked as a television commentator, covering the gymnastics events for [[NBC]] at the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona]], [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta]], [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|London]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio]]. He is the primary commentator for NBC gymnastics. He comments with [[Elfi Schlegel]], [[Al Trautwig]], [[John Tesh]], [[Nastia Liukin]], [[John Roethlisberger]], [[Amanda Borden]], and [[Andrea Joyce]].
Since his retirement following the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], Daggett has worked as a television commentator, covering the gymnastics events for [[NBC]] at the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona]], [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta]], [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|London]], [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio]] and [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo]]. He is the primary commentator for NBC gymnastics. He comments with [[Elfi Schlegel]], [[Al Trautwig]], [[John Tesh]], [[Nastia Liukin]], [[John Roethlisberger]], [[Amanda Borden]], and [[Andrea Joyce]].


He is also the proprietor of a gymnastics facility in [[Agawam, Massachusetts]] that features competitive Boys and Girls Team Programs, as well as more basic classes for toddlers and young children. Similarly, Daggett’s facility hosts open gym sessions that are welcome to all, as well as a Martial Arts class.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.daggettgymnastics.com/|title=Home|website=www.daggettgymnastics.com|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> He coaches the competitive Boys Junior Olympic Team Program. He has had multiple national champions and national team members come from his gym.{{fact|date=October 2016}} The Tim Daggett National Invitational, held at the Springfield MassMutual Center, is an annual gymnastics competition in January hosted by Daggett himself.<ref name=":2" />
He is also the proprietor of a gymnastics facility in [[Agawam, Massachusetts]] that features competitive Boys and Girls Team Programs, as well as more basic classes for toddlers and young children. Similarly, Daggett’s facility hosts open gym sessions that are welcome to all, as well as a Martial Arts class.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.daggettgymnastics.com/|title=Home|website=www.daggettgymnastics.com|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> He coaches the competitive Boys Junior Olympic Team Program. He has had multiple national champions and national team members come from his gym.{{fact|date=October 2016}} The Tim Daggett National Invitational, held at the Springfield MassMutual Center, is an annual gymnastics competition in January hosted by Daggett himself.<ref name=":2" />


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Tim Daggett
Daggett in 1984
Personal information
Full nameTimothy P. Daggett
Country represented United States
Born (1962-05-22) May 22, 1962 (age 62)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Head coach(es)Art Shurlock
Assistant coach(es)Makoto Sakamoto
Retired1988
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Pommel horse

Timothy P. Daggett (born May 22, 1962) is a former American gymnast and an Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of West Springfield High School and UCLA, who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, along with Bart Conner, Peter Vidmar and Mitch Gaylord.[1] There, Daggett scored a perfect 10 on the high bar, assisting his team in winning a gold medal – the first for the U.S. men's gymnastics team in Olympic history.[2] In addition to team gold, he earned an individual bronze medal on the pommel horse. In 2005, he was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.[3]

Personal life[edit]

In West Springfield, Massachusetts, at the age of 10, Daggett began his future career in gymnastics by enrolling in the Parks and Recreation program. Advancing quickly, the local high school coach invited Daggett to train with his team.[4] While he was a college student at UCLA, he competed in NCAA Division I gymnastics. He graduated from UCLA in 1986 with a degree in psychology.[5]

Daggett is married to Deanne (née Lazer), formerly a collegiate level gymnast at Eastern Michigan University and now an M.D. practicing anesthesiology. Their children are Peter and Carlie Daggett. Tim named his son Peter after teammate Peter Vidmar. Peter's son Tim is named after Tim Daggett. They all currently live in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

Medical history[edit]

Daggett's ankles had historically been weak. In 1980, Daggett dislocated one ankle shortly after having the other rebuilt. For months in 1986, he was forced to recover from his two ankles again being rebuilt. Immediately following the recovery during training, his high bar release ended with him landing on his neck.[6] The result was a ruptured spinal disc, and left arm nerves were also damaged.[4] Daggett, against doctor recommendations, ignored the proposed surgery, which would have ended his career, and caught mononucleosis following his recovery from the near-fatal landing. In Rotterdam, the 1987 world championships proved career-shattering for Daggett. On the vault, he snapped his tibia and fibula and severed one of his arteries following the impact from a pike Cuervo.[4][5] He underwent surgeries adding and removing supportive braces and pins to his left leg. He was under sedation from morphine in hospitals for three months.[5]

Gymnastics record[edit]

Daggett in 1984

U.S. Nationals[edit]

  • 1981 — 12th AA
  • 1982 — 4th AA, 5th PH, 6th RG (tie), 6th PB,
  • 1983 — 5th AA, 1st PH, 2nd HB
  • 1984 — 4th AA, 5th FX, 1st PH, 2nd RG (tie), 1st PB (tie), 1st HB (tie)
  • 1985 — 3rd AA, 2nd PH, 1st PB, 3rd FX
  • 1986 — 1st AA, 6th PH, 3rd RG, 3rd V, 1st PB, 4th HB
  • 1988 — 43rd AA (withdrew due to injury), 5th PH

U.S. Olympic trials[edit]

  • 1984 — 3rd AA
  • 1988 — 23rd AA (withdrew due to injury)

World Championships[edit]

  • 1983 — 4th Team
  • 1985 — 9th Team, 25th AA
  • 1987 — 9th Team (During the vault, Daggett suffered shattered bones in his left leg in an unfortunate landing)

Olympics[edit]

  • 1984 — 1st Team, 3rd PH, 4th HB (tie)

Post-retirement career[edit]

Since his retirement following the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Daggett has worked as a television commentator, covering the gymnastics events for NBC at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. He is the primary commentator for NBC gymnastics. He comments with Elfi Schlegel, Al Trautwig, John Tesh, Nastia Liukin, John Roethlisberger, Amanda Borden, and Andrea Joyce.

He is also the proprietor of a gymnastics facility in Agawam, Massachusetts that features competitive Boys and Girls Team Programs, as well as more basic classes for toddlers and young children. Similarly, Daggett’s facility hosts open gym sessions that are welcome to all, as well as a Martial Arts class.[7] He coaches the competitive Boys Junior Olympic Team Program. He has had multiple national champions and national team members come from his gym.[citation needed] The Tim Daggett National Invitational, held at the Springfield MassMutual Center, is an annual gymnastics competition in January hosted by Daggett himself.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ UCLA History Project. "This Month in History, July 28 – Aug. 12, 1984… The 23rd Olympiad". UC Regents. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
  2. ^ "TIM DAGGETT". NBC Sports Pressbox. June 25, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Biography: DAGGETT, Tim". www.usghof.org. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Gymnast: Tim Daggett". About.com Sports. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c John Nielsen (April 17, 1988). "OLYMPICS; Olympic Profiles: Tim Daggett; Gymnast's Scars Spurring Him On". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Nielsen, John (April 17, 1988). "OLYMPICS; Olympic Profiles: Tim Daggett; Gymnast's Scars Spurring Him On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Home". www.daggettgymnastics.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

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