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Gar O'Quinn

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Gar O'Quinn
Full nameGarland Deloid O'Quinn, Jr.
Country representedUnited States
Born(1935-07-01)July 1, 1935
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
College teamArmy Black Knights
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 3 0 2
Total 3 0 2
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 1963 São Paulo Parallel bars

Garland Deloid "Gar" O'Quinn, Jr. (born July 1, 1935) is an American former gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Games.[1] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1995, he was inducted into the US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3][4][5][6]

O'Quinn attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.[7]

Bibliography

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  • 1971: The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gar O'Quinn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gar O'Quinn". US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
  4. ^ "Gar O'Quinn". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "UTEP professor going to Gymnastics Hall". El Paso Herald-Post. April 22, 1995. p. 39. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Martin Hobratschk (September 29, 1988). "Ex-UT professor's company trains gymnastics instructors". Austin American-Statesman. p. 42. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Ward youth is named to West Point". The San Angelo Weekly Standard. Standard-Times News Service. April 30, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ O'Quinn, Garland Deloid (1971). "The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task". Google Books. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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