WASHINGTON STATE GYMNASTICS HISTORY
PLEASE SEND ANY INFORMATION (men's or women's gymnastics) that you feel would be of value to this project to Lee at LBJELLA@hotmail.com - Or fill out an online form - simply add your story and and click submit.
USAG Washington Hall of Fame Nomination Form
(Please send a copy to me at LBJELLA@hotmail.com).
Washington State Gymnastics History by Lee Bjella and Mary Sarver All of these chapters are incomplete and I welcome any insights, photos, newspaper clippings, stories and information. Lee |
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Seattle YMCA new 3-2012 and just begun... |
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Washington and the Olympic Connection new 8-2012 and just begun... |
Interesting Side Notes:
Melanie Kosoff Roach former gymnast, club owner, goes to 2008 Olympics in weight lifting!
Jim Holt and Yemen's Olympic Gymnast Nashwan Al-Harazi 4-30-08
Pictures of Jerry Penney's Penney German
Gunter Bohrmann's Speech from the USAG WA. 2005 Hall of Fame.
Patti Gable's Speech from the 2005 Hall of Fame.
Note: picture on History Cover is of Dale Kephart taken by Stuart Hertz, from Gymnastics For Girls, used with permission from Eric Hughes.
For a very fun booklet by A.B. Frederick, Ph.D., who is a well known gymnastics historian - check this out!www.gymroots.com Here is a sample of a page from Gym Roots. This one is of Washington. For the whole image, click on the picture. (NOTE: Sadly, Doc Frederick passed away Jan. 25, 2011. ( read more )
Another interesting web site is the
USG Hall of Fame web site.
http://www.usghof.com/
Interesting website on history:
http://www.gymmedia.com/ag/
history/appa/navigation.htm
Doris Fuchs Bar Routine 1966