Nancy Goldsmith

Nancy Goldsmith
— Gymnast —
Country represented  Israel
Born (1966-08-04) August 4, 1966
Height 160 cm (5.2 ft)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
College team Stanford University

Nancy Goldsmith (נאנסי גולדשמידט; born August 4, 1966) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast.[1]

Early life and gymnastics career

Goldsmith is Jewish.[2] Much of her training was at the National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in Eugene, Oregon.[3]

She attended Stanford University starting in January 1984, and competed on the gymnastics team while a member of the Israel national team.[2][3] In 1984, Goldsmith was named All-Western Collegiate Athletic Association.[2] In 1987, she was named Stanford's Most Outstanding Gymnast.[2]

Goldsmith competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 17 in gymnastics.[1] In the Women's Individual All-Around she came in 31st out of 65 competitors.[1][4] When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-2.5 (160 cm) tall and weighed 99 lbs (45 kg).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nancy Goldsmith Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Goldsmith, Nancy"
  3. 1 2 "Men Gymnasts Win Open; Women Improve; 9 January 1984". The Stanford Daily.
  4. ↑ "Gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Individual All-Around". sports-reference.com.
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