Marcia Frederick

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Marcia Frederick
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1963-01-04) January 4, 1963 (age 61)
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
Head coach(es) Muriel Grossfeld, Don Peters
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Strasbourg Uneven Bars

Marcia Frederick (born January 4, 1963, in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a retired American gymnast who was the first American woman to win a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships, on the uneven bars in Strasbourg, France, in 1978. [1] After qualifying for the 1980 US Olympic team, she was among the favorites to win a medal in Moscow but did not compete because of the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics led by the United States. [2] At the USGF International Invitational held in August 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, for countries affected by the boycott, Frederick won the silver medal in the all-around competition, the gold on vault and bronze on uneven bars and balance beam. Years later, she was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.

Eponymous skill

Frederick has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. [3]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [lower-alpha 1]
Uneven barsFrederickStalder backward with 1/1 turn (360°) in handstand phaseD
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

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