| Mike Racanelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mike Racanelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 20, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Awards | Nissen-Emery Award (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Racanelli (born October 20, 1970) is an American retired gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a gold and silver medal at the 1991 Pan American Games. His specialty was floor exercise, where he had an expressive style. [1] [2]
Racanelli competed for Ohio State University, where he was a 10-time All-American. [3] His coach at OSU was Peter Kormann, who had medalled in the 1976 Olympics. In 1990, Racanelli won the Nissen Award, the "Heisman" of gymnastics, [4] as well as the Big Ten Medal of Honor. [5] At the 1990 NCAA championships, Racanelli won gold in the all-around and floor exercise. Also, he qualified for finals on all 6 apparatus that year, the only athlete to do so. [6] [7] Racanelli is a member of Ohio State's Men's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame. [5]
In 1989 Racanelli won gold on the floor exercise at the U.S. National Championships [8] and bronze in the all-around. [9] That year, he was also a member of the U.S. World Championships team. [10] [11]
In 1990, Racanelli won floor exercise at the Chunichi Cup, becoming the first American since 1984 to win an event gold. Later that year, he competed at the U.S. Olympic Cup. [12]
In 1991, Racanelli, recovering from a shoulder injury, finished only 11th in the all-around at Nationals but won gold on the floor. Later that year, he won floor gold at the World University Games. [2] [8] In August, he won another floor gold, at the Pan American Games.
In 1992, Racanelli did not participate in Nationals or Olympic Trials. [13]
In 1995, Racanelli finished 16th overall at Nationals. [14]
In 1996, at Nationals, Racanelli finished fourth on pommel horse and 6th on vault. [15] His all-around score was 17th. Only the top 14 were invited to Olympic Trials. [16]
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