Marcia Frederick
Country represented United States
Born (1963-01-04) January 4, 1963 (age 61)
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
Head coach(es)Muriel Grossfeld, Don Peters
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Strasbourg Uneven Bars

Marcia Frederick (born January 4, 1963, in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a retired American gymnast who was the first American woman to win a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships, on the uneven bars in Strasbourg, France, in 1978.[1] After qualifying for the 1980 US Olympic team, she was among the favorites to win a medal in Moscow but did not compete because of the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics led by the United States.[2] At the USGF International Invitational held in August 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, for countries affected by the boycott, Frederick won the silver medal in the all-around competition, the gold on vault and bronze on uneven bars and balance beam. Years later, she was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.

Eponymous skill

Frederick has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[3]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Uneven bars Frederick Stalder backward with 1/1 turn (360°) in handstand phase D
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References

  1. ^ Riley, Lori (August 15, 2010). "Frederick Changed Gymnastics, But Boycott Ended Olympic Dream". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    - Hartman, Holly (2003). Girlwonder: Every Girl's Guide to the Fantastic Feats, Cool Qualities, and Remarkable Abilities of Women and Girls. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 165–. ISBN 9780618319398. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
    - Smith, Lissa (1998). Nike is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports. Atlantic Monthly Press. pp. 231–. ISBN 9780871137616. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, Illinois: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  3. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 90, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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