James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed for the seventh-place U.S. team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Allen, who was of black and Native American descent, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.[3]
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Kanati Allen |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | January 25, 1947 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2011 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| College team | UCLA Bruins |
References
edit- ^ "1968 U.S. Olympian Kanati Allen Passes". intlgymnast. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kanati Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Hersch, Philip (February 29, 2016). "Simone Biles And Gabby Douglas Are Latest And Greatest Heroes In A Storied History Of African-American Gymnasts". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
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