Tiffany Tolnay

Tiffany Tolnay
Born (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 37)
Texas, United States
HometownGrapevine, Texas
ResidenceLewisville, Texas
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
College teamGeorgia Gymdogs
(2006–09)
Training locationAthens, Georgia
LevelCollege
ClubTexas Dreams
Head coach(es)Suzanne Yoculan

Tiffany Tolnay (born May 7, 1987) is a former American collegiate artistic gymnast. She was a member of the Georgia Gym Dogs from 2006 to 2009, contributing to all four of the team's consecutive National Championship wins during that time.[1][2]

Early life

Tolnay was born in Texas on May 7, 1987, to James, who was a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team[3] and a University of Texas at Dallas graduate,[4] and Melissa Tolnay (née Grant), also an Arkansas graduate.[5] Her younger brother, Austin, was a UT-Dallas graduate also. On Wednesday, July 3, 2013, he was killed in an automobile accident in Decatur, Texas.[6] He was 24 at the time.[7]

Tolnay began gymnastics training at the age of five, in 1992.[8]

Gymnastics career

2002–05: Club competitive career

Tolnay advanced to Level 10 for the 2002 season, following her move to the newly opened Texas Dreams Gymnastics to train under former world champion Kim Zmeskal.

References

  1. ^ "Gymn Forum: 2006 Women's NCAA Championships". gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Gymnastics National Collegiate Women's Highlights Bruins Win Sixth Women's Gymnastics Championship" (PDF). 19 April 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ "James "Cotton" Tolnay | LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Austin Tolnay - 3 July 2013". MyDeathSpace.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Van rear-ends semi, driver dies - WCMessenger.com". wcmessenger.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. ^ "GymDivas.Us". gymdivas.us. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2015.