John George Crosby, Jr. (June 29, 1951 – October 17, 2017)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | John George Crosby, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 29, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 17, 2017 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Southern Connecticut State Owls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Crosby was part of the US team for the 1973 Summer Universiade but was hospitalized with appendicitis while in the Soviet Union.[3]
Crosby competed collegiately on the Southern Connecticut Owls men's gymnastics team under Abie Grossfeld and Crosby's 13 individual titles were the most in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Owls Mourn Passing of a Legend, John Crosby". Southern Connecticut State University Athletics. October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Crosby Jr. Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ US Gymnastics Federation's Magazine with competition results
- ^ Apple, Ginny (June 3, 1984). "Southern's Coach Taking His High Standards to LA". Hartford Courant. pp. E1 & E18. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
External links
edit- John Crosby Jr. at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- John Crosby Jr. at Olympics.com
- John Crosby Jr. at Olympedia
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