Tiffany Tolnay
| Tiffany Tolnay | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1987 Texas, United States |
| Hometown | Grapevine, Texas |
| Residence | Lewisville, Texas |
| Training location | Athens, Georgia |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | College |
| Club | Texas Dreams |
| College team | Georgia Gym Dogs (2006–09) |
| Head coach(es) | Suzanne Yoculan |
Tiffany Tolnay (born May 7, 1987) is an American collegiate artistic gymnast. A four-time NCAA Champion, she was a member of the Georgia Gym Dogs from 2006 to 2009; contributing to all four of the team's consecutive National Championship wins during that time.[1][2]
Early life
Tolnay was born on May 7, 1987 in Texas to parents, James "Cotton", who was a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team[3] and a University of Texas at Dallas graduate[4] and Melissa Tolnay (née Grant), also an Arkansas graduate.[5] Her younger brother, Austin (b. circa 1989), is a UT-Dallas graduate also. On Wednesday, July 3, 2013, he was killed in an automobile accident, in the north of Decatur, Texas.[6] He was 24 at the time.[7]
Tolnay commenced gymnastics training at the age of five, in 1992.[8]
Gymnastics career
2002–05: Club competitive career
Tolnay advanced to Level 10 for the 2002 season, following her move to newly opened Texas Dreams Gymnastics; in order to train under the tutelage of former World Champion, Kim Zmeskal.
References
- ^ "Gymn Forum: 2006 Women's NCAA Championships". gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Gymnastics National Collegiate Women's Highlights Bruins Win Sixth Women's Gymnastics Championship" (PDF). 19 April 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "James "Cotton" Tolnay | LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Austin Tolnay - 3 July 2013". MyDeathSpace.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Van rear-ends semi, driver dies - WCMessenger.com". wcmessenger.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "GymDivas.Us". gymdivas.us. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2015.