Muriel Grossfeld
 Muriel Grossfeld at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | October 7, 1940 New York City, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Club | Southern Connecticut Gym Club | |||||||||||
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Muriel Evelyn Grossfeld (née Davis born October 7, 1940) is a retired American gymnast who won a team gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished ninth with the American team four times: all-around in all three games and in the team portable apparatus in 1956. Her best individual result was 19th place in the floor exercise in 1960.[1]
Grossfeld was married to the fellow Olympic gymnast Abie Grossfeld, but they later divorced.[2] After retiring from competitions she had a long career as a national gymnastics coach and international referee. In 1981 she was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3]
She appeared on the TV program "To Tell The Truth" on March 15, 1965.[4]
References
- ^ Muriel Davis-Grossfeld. sports-reference.com
- ^ Abie Grossfeld. sports-reference.com
- ^ GROSSFELD, Muriel Davis. usghof.org
- ^ To Tell The Truth (CBS). youtube.com
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of the United States
- American female artistic gymnasts
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics
- Gymnasts at the 1963 Pan American Games