Abie Grossfeld
Abraham Israel "Abie" Grossfeld (also Grossfield ) (* 1. March 1934 in New York City , New York ) is a retired American gymnast and gymnastics coach .
Life
Grossfeld was an "all-rounder" in high school (sprint, high jump, bike race, swimming, diving). At the age of 16, he was awarded the New York Maritime Benevolent Association Medal in 1951 for jumping into the freezing river in winter and saving a five-year-old from drowning . After graduating from high school, he joined the University of Illinois , won four US university championships , came second three times and third three times in various gymnastics disciplines. In 1956 and 1960 he took part in the Summer Olympics and in 1958 in the World Gymnastics Championships . He successfully participated in the Pan American Games in 1955 , 1959 and 1963, and in the Maccabiade in 1953, 1957 and 1965.
After his bachelor's degree in 1960, he continued his studies and also completed his master's degree in physical exercise in 1962. He won four American Championships of the Amateur Athletic Union . After retiring from active competitive sports, he became the director of the sports institute (professor) at Southern Connecticut State University and the university's gymnastics coach. Here he built a successful gymnastics program. 148 of his gymnasts were named All-American . He was selected as the gymnastics coach for the Olympic teams of 1964, 1972, 1984 and 1988.
Awards
- 1959 University of Illinois Athlete of the Year
- 1960 Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique Master of Sports Award
- 1972, 1975, 1976 NCAA National Coach of the Year
- 1979 United States Gymnastics Hall of Fame [1]
- 1984 Gymnastics Federation Coach of the Year
- 1991 Admission to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- 1999 USA Gymnastics Spirit of the Flame Award
- 2001 World Acrobatic Society's Acrobatic Legend Award
- An international gymnastics festival is named after him.
Web links
- Abie Grossfeld in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- US Gymnastics Hall of Fame bio
- Jews in Sports bio
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bio ( Memento from April 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=28 on . 22nd January 2017
- ^ Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism. Competitive sport. 18: 1, pp. 43-47 (1988) ; 2, pp. 47-50 . 17th January 2017
- ↑ http://www.thamesvalleygymnastics.com/event/abie-grossfeld-invitational/ auf. 20 January 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grossfeld, Abie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grossfield, Abie; Grossfeld, Abraham Israel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |