| Valerie Zimring | |
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| Full name | Valerie Le Zimring-Schneiderman |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Born | March 28, 1965 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Years on national team | 1979–85 |
Valerie Le Zimring-Schneiderman (born March 28, 1965 in Los Angeles) is a former Olympic rhythmic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and finished 11th in the individual all-around.
Zimring was born in Los Angeles, and lived in Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles. [1] She attended UCLA for college and graduate school, earning a B.A as well as an M.A. in program-dance. [2] [3]
At 11 years of age, Zimring learned she had a stress fracture in her back. [3] Having just reached the Class I level in artistic gymnastics, she had to leave it to pursue rhythmic gymnastics, which she was still able to do. [3]
Zimring was a member of the United States National Team for seven years (1979–85) and the USA World Championship team from 1981 to 1983. In 1982, she won the All-Around title at the U.S. Junior National Championship. She also won at the Austrian Invitational in 1983, becoming the first American to win an international Rhythmic Gymnastics competition. [4]
She competed at the 1981 World Championships and the 1983 World Championships, finishing 44th and 48th in the all-around respectively. [5] [6] She was the 1984 National All-around Champion, qualifying to compete in the Olympics. [4] [7]
She represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and finished 11th in the individual all-around. It was the best finish to date by an American in that event. [4] [8]
Zimring is Jewish, and won five gold medals at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel. [4] [9]
Zimring coached the USA National Team in 1987–88. [4]
She was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. [10] She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2007. [11]
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