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Mike Racanelli
Mike Racanelli is an American retired gymnast. His specialty was floor exercise, where he had an expressive style. College career Racanelli competed for Ohio State University, where he was a 10-time All-American. His coach at OSU was Peter Kormann, who had medalled in the 1976 Olympics. In 1990, Racanelli won the Nissen Award, the "Heisman" of gymnastics, as well as the Big Ten Medal of Honor. At the 1990 NCAA championships, Racanelli won gold in the all around and floor exercise. Also, he qualified to finals on all 6 apparatus that year, the only athlete to do so. Racanelli is a member of Ohio State's Men's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame. Elite career In 1989 Racanelli won gold on the floor exercise at the Visa Championships, U.S. National Championships and bronze in the all-around. That year, he was also a member of the U.S. World Championships team. In 1990, Racanelli won floor exercise at the Chunichi Cup, becoming the first American since 1984 to win an event gold. Later t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnast
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG), which consists of, for women (WAG), the events floor, vault, uneven bars, and beam; and for men (MAG), the events floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for gymnastics throughout the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, which include gymnastics for all, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining (including doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
