Larry Banner
American gymnast
 A sketch of Banner from the Los Angeles Daily News in 1953. | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1936-06-06)June 6, 1936 Van Nuys, California, United States |
| Died | November 28, 2013(2013-11-28) (aged 77) Modesto, California, United States |
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| Sport | Gymnastics |
Larry Banner (June 6, 1936 – November 28, 2013) was an American gymnast. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Banner attended Van Nuys High School.[2]
Banner was a teacher and taught for 16 years at Turlock High School.[2] He curated the website, www.gymnasticshalloffame.org, which included detailed biographies of those influential to the sport where coverage from USA Gymnastics was lacking.[2] Contributors to his research included fellow USA Gymnastics Hall of Famers Abie Grossfeld and Jerry Wright.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Banner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Holliday, Tom (October 15, 2006). "Getting to know them". The Modesto Bee. pp. C1 & C5. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
External links
- Larry Banner at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Larry Banner at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Larry Banner at Olympics.com
- Larry Banner at Olympedia
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- Tom Maloney (Men's artistic head coach)
- Janet Bachna (Women's artistic head coach)
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