Peter Vidmar
Peter Vidmar medal table |
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United States | ||
Olympic Summer Games | ||
gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Team all-around |
gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Pommel horse |
silver | 1984 Los Angeles | Individual all-around |
Peter Vidmar (* 3. June 1961 in Los Angeles , California ) is a former American gymnast and two-time Olympic champion .
Vidmar graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and won three NCAA titles. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , he won silver in the individual all-around and together with Li Ning gold on the pommel horse. Both athletes received a grade of 19,950. With the US squad he also won the gold medal in the team all-around competition. He reached 4th place on the horizontal bar and on the rings.
In 1998 Vidmar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame . He is the host of the Peter Vidmar Invitational Tournament at the Brentwood School in Los Angeles. Vidmar was a gymnastics host for CBS and ESPN . He is currently working as a motivational speaker. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Web links
- Official website
- Peter Vidmar Invitational
- Peter Vidmar in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (English)
- Peter Vidmar in the database of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (English)
- Peter Vidmar in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Peter Vidmar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Overview of his competition results
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vidmar, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American gymnast |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |