Jeanette Antolin

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Jeanette Antolin
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Jeanette Antolin in 2018
Personal information
Born (1981-10-05) October 5, 1981 (age 41)
Paradise, California
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team1995–2000
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team
Representing UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins script.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Athens Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Lincoln Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Tuscaloosa Team

Jeanette Antolin (born October 5, 1981) is an American former artistic gymnast who was a member of the U.S. national team from 1995 to 2000. In 1999, she competed at the Pan American Games, where she helped the U.S. win a team silver medal, and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She then joined the UCLA Bruins.

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Early life

Antolin was born in Paradise, California, in 1981. She began gymnastics in 1984. [1]

Junior career

Antolin became a member of the U.S. national team in 1995 and competed in the junior division. At that year's U.S. Classic, she won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal on uneven bars, and finished eighth on balance beam and fourth on floor. At the National Championships, she finished ninth in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars. [1]

At the 1996 U.S. Classic, Antolin won gold in the all-around and silver on floor; she also finished eighth on vault and seventh on uneven bars. At the National Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around. That year, she also competed at the China Cup, where she finished fourth in the all-around and won a bronze medal on uneven bars. [1]

Senior career

At the 1997 U.S. Classic, Antolin was fourth in the all-around. She was fifth on vault and won the bronze medal on uneven bars and the gold medal on balance beam. At the National Championships, she won a bronze medal on vault and finished 10th in the all-around, 11th on uneven bars, 12th on balance beam, and 16th on floor. She was an alternate for the World Championships team. [1]

At the 1998 American Classic, Antolin won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam; she also finished sixth in the all-around, 10th on vault, and 20th on floor. At the National Championships, she was sixth in the all-around. She won the bronze medal on uneven bars and was 10th on vault, ninth on balance beam, and 11th on floor. [1]

In 1998, Antolin competed in five international competitions. With Jay Thornton, she finished 11th in mixed pairs at the 1998 Goodwill Games. At the Monte Fiore Friendly Cup in Italy, she won a silver medal in the all-around and gold medals on vault, uneven bars, and floor. At the Como Cup in Italy, she won gold in the all-around. At the Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland, she was seventh in the all-around and won the gold medal on balance beam. At the Grand Prix Zurich, also in Switzerland, she won a gold medal on uneven bars and finished fifth on balance beam and sixth on floor. [1]

At the 1999 American Classic and Pan American Trials, Antolin was fourth in the all-around. At the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she helped the U.S. win silver in the team competition. At the World Team Trials, she finished second in the all-around. She was named to the World Championships team, and at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, she helped the U.S. finish sixth. [1]

At the 2000 Spieth Sogipa in Brazil, Antolin helped the U.S. win the gold medal in the team competition. This was her last year as a member of the national team. [1]

College career

Antolin was a member of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team and helped them win NCAA titles in 2001, 2003, and 2004. [2] In 2004, she was named the Sports Illustrated On Campus National Gymnast of the Year. [2]

Career Perfect 10.0

SeasonDateEventMeet
2003February 7, 2003VaultUCLA @ Stanford
February 16, 2003UCLA @ Arizona State
March 29, 2003Pac-10 Championship
2004January 10, 2004UCLA vs. Utah
January 25, 2004UCLA @ Minnesota
February 13, 2003UCLA @ California
February 22, 2004VaultUCLA vs. Oregon State
Floor Exercise
February 27, 2004VaultUCLA @ Washington
March 7, 2004VaultUCLA vs. Michigan
Floor Exercise
March 12, 2004VaultUCLA @ Florida
March 20, 2004Pac-10 Championship
April 3, 2004NC State Regional

Lawsuit

In 2017, Antolin filed a lawsuit alleging that, during her gymnastics career, she had been sexually abused by the national team doctor, Larry Nassar. [3] Dozens of former gymnasts have made similar allegations against him. [4] Antolin and two others, Jamie Dantzscher and Jessica Howard, described the abuse in an appearance on 60 Minutes in February. [2] [5] [6]

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