Peter Kormann

Peter Kormann
Kormann in 2010
Personal information
Full namePeter Martin Kormann
Born (1955-06-21) June 21, 1955 (age 69)
Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country representedUnited States
College teamSouthern Connecticut State Owls
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
Pan American Games 2 0 0
Total 2 0 1
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Floor
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Floor

Peter Martin Kormann (born June 21, 1955)[1] is an American retired gymnast and gymnastics coach. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. At the 1976 Olympics, he became the first American to medal in a competition against the Soviets when he won a bronze medal in the men's floor competition.[2][3][4] Kormann's bronze medal was also the first Olympic medal of any type won by an American gymnast in 44 years.[5]

Kormann competed for Southern Connecticut State University under coach Abie Grossfeld. In 1977, Kormann won the Nissen Award (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).[6] Peter went on to coach at the United States Naval Academy, the Ohio State University and was named head coach of the USA men's team from 1996 to 2001.

Kormann currently owns Yellow Jackets Gymnastics with his two sons in Massachusetts.[7]

References

  1. ^ Peter KORMANN at the International Gymnastics Federation
  2. ^ Peter Kormann Archived September 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. shadeglobal.com. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Biography: KORMANN, Peter. Usghof.org. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Kormann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Lader, Martin (July 24, 1976) "Olympics: Part II, Games Enter Second Week With Russians Leading in Medals; Walker Fails to Qualify, Gymnast Kormann Wins Bronze" The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) [1] Retrieved via Newspapers.com, September 23, 2017
  6. ^ Nissen Award
  7. ^ Shuman, Cary (January 7, 2016) "Business is Beaming: Yellow Jackets is Drawing Aspiring Gymnasts from Lynn", The Lynn Journal [2]
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