Armando Vega

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Armando Vega
Full nameJose Armando Vega
Born(1935-10-24)October 24, 1935
Hurley, New Mexico, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 United States
College team Penn State Nittany Lions (1956–57, 1959)
GymLos Angeles Turners

Jose Armando Vega (born October 24, 1935) is an American former gymnast and coach. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

Vega attended Pennsylvania State University and was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team from 1956 through 1959, however did not participate in the 1958 season as he was on a gymnastics tour of Europe and was gone for the semester. [2] [3] He won multiple NCAA Championships and was named captain of the Penn State team for his final season in 1959. [2]

Later, Vega was a member of Los Angeles Turners. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armando Vega Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Men's Gymnastics 2022 Media Guide". Penn State Nittany Lions. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ Field, Ron (July 25, 1958). "Wettstone Feels Vega Below Par in Europe". Centre Daily Times . State College, Pennsylvania. p. 8. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Weiler Third". North Bay Nugget . North Bay, Ontario. June 3, 1963. p. 12. Retrieved November 30, 2023.


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