Fred Orlofsky
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| Full name | Frederick Charles Orlofsky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 8, 1937 North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Southern Illinois Salukis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Swiss Turners[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Bob Miles Frank Cumiskey Vincent D'Autorio Bill Meade[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Charles Orlofsky (born April 8, 1937) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished fifth with the team. He was part of the American team that won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games.[2]
Orlofsky was born in North Bergen, New Jersey.[2] He competed for William L. Dickinson High School and Southern Illinois Salukis men's gymnastics teams.[1] He won 1960 AAU titles in all-around, rings, and parallel bars, placing second on the horizontal bar and third on the pommel horse. He won a 1961 NCAA title on the rings and placed second all-around in 1961–63. After retiring from competitions he coached gymnasts at Western Michigan University from 1966 to 1996. Between 1964 and 2000 he also judged competitions, both nationally and internationally. In 1985 he was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[2][1]
Orlofsky is married to Holly Dee Brown, they have three children. He lives in Florida.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e ORLOFSKY, Fred. usghof.org
- ^ a b c Fred Orlofsky. sports-reference.com
External links
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- Fred Orlofsky at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Fred Orlofsky at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Fred Orlofsky at Olympics.com
- Fred Orlofsky at Olympedia
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- American male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for the United States
- People from North Bergen, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Hudson County, New Jersey
- Gymnasts at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in gymnastics
- 20th-century American sportsmen