Hilary grivich biography

Hilary Grivich

American gymnast (–)

Hilary Coplin Grivich (May 23, &#; May 4, ) was an American gymnast and diver. She was a member of the silver medal-winning American team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the junior national champion in gymnastics.[1]

One of the original members of the "Károlyi six-pack",[2] Grivich trained under Béla Károlyi in Houston.

In her first season at the senior level, she was a member of the silver medal-winning American team at the World Championships, acting as the leadoff gymnast during compulsories and competing second in the lineup on all four events in team finals.[3][4]

Grivich was a contender for the Olympics, placing seventh in the all-around[5] and third on balance beam and floor exercise at that year's national championships.[6] However, at the Olympic Trials, she placed eighth and did not qualify for the Olympic squad.

Christy henrich Houston , Texas. Women's artistic gymnastics. ISSN In her first season at the senior level, she was a member of the silver medal-winning American team at the World Championships , acting as the leadoff gymnast during compulsories and competing second in the lineup on all four events in team finals.

Béla and Márta Károlyi, and some other gymnastics insiders, claimed that U.S. judges had deliberately underscored Grivich to keep the team from having too many Károlyi club gymnasts.[7]

Grivich retired from gymnastics after the Olympics. In , she switched her focus to diving. After only two years in the sport, she earned a scholarship to the University of Houston.

She excelled in NCAA competition and hoped to eventually make the U.S. Olympic team as a diver.[7][8]

Less than a month before her 20th birthday, Grivich was killed in a car accident on a Houston highway.[8][9] A scholarship with the Strake Jesuit Scholarship Fund was established in her name.[10] In addition, Grivich's diving club, Woodlands Diving Academy, used to hold an annual elite meet in her honour, the Hilary Grivich Memorial Invitational, before renaming it the "Laura Wilkinson Golden Invitational."[11]

References

  1. ^Results from Jr.

    Nationals at Gymn-ForumArchived at the Wayback Machine

  2. ^"Whatever happened to Amy Scherr?"Archived at the Wayback Machine Gymnastics Greats, July 11,
  3. ^""Hilary Grivich interview"". Archived from the original on December 1, Retrieved : CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Nancy Raymond, International Gymnast, May
  4. ^"Hilary Grivich, 19, American Gymnast"New York Times obituary, May 6,
  5. ^AA results from Nationals at Gymn-ForumArchived at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^EF results from Nationals at Gymn-ForumArchived at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ ab""Grivich diaries speak to young athletes, parents"".

    Archived from the original on November 19, Retrieved : CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) John Lopez, Houston Chronicle

  8. ^ ab""Hilary Grivich, World Gymnastics Championships Medalist, killed in car accident"". Archived from the original on January 28, Retrieved : CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Luan Peszek, USA Gymnastics press release, May 5,
  9. ^Associated Press ().

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    "Hilary Grivich, 19, American Gymnast". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved

  10. ^""Hilary Grivich "". Archived from the original on January 16, Retrieved : CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) USA Gymnastics, May
  11. ^Information on the Hilary Grivich Memorial Invitational from US Diving

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