Gar O'Quinn

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Gar O'Quinn
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Full nameGarland Deloid O'Quinn
NationalityAmerican
Born (1935-07-01) July 1, 1935 (age 88)
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Sport
Sport Gymnastics
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 São Paulo Pommel horse
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 São Paulo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1959 Chicago Pommel horse
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 São Paulo Parallel bars

Garland Deloid "Gar" O'Quinn (born July 1, 1935) is an American former gymnast. He is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Games. [1] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [2] In 1995, he was inducted into the US Gymnastics Hall of Fame. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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O'Quinn attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. [7]

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References

  1. "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gar O'Quinn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. "Gar O'Quinn". US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
  4. "Gar O'Quinn". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. "UTEP professor going to Gymnastics Hall". El Paso Herald-Post . April 22, 1995. p. 39. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. Martin Hobratschk (September 29, 1988). "Ex-UT professor's company trains gymnastics instructors". Austin American-Statesman . p. 42. Retrieved August 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Ward youth is named to West Point". The San Angelo Weekly Standard. Standard-Times News Service. April 30, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. O'Quinn, Garland Deloid (1971). "The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task". Google Books . Retrieved August 18, 2022.