Gar O'Quinn

Garland Deloid "Gar" O'Quinn (born July 1, 1935) is an American former gymnast. He is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Games.[1] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1995, he was inducted into the US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3][4][5][6]

Gar O'Quinn
Personal information
Full nameGarland Deloid O'Quinn
NationalityAmerican
Born (1935-07-01) July 1, 1935
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Sport
SportGymnastics
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1959 ChicagoTeam
Gold medal – first place1963 São PauloPommel horse
Gold medal – first place1963 São PauloTeam
Bronze medal – third place1959 ChicagoPommel horse
Bronze medal – third place1963 São PauloParallel bars

O'Quinn attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.[7]

Bibliography
  • 1971: The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task[8]

References
  1. "Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gar O'Quinn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. "Gar O'Quinn". US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
  4. "Gar O'Quinn". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. "UTEP professor going to Gymnastics Hall". El Paso Herald-Post. April 22, 1995. p. 39. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Martin Hobratschk (September 29, 1988). "Ex-UT professor's company trains gymnastics instructors". Austin American-Statesman. p. 42. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Ward youth is named to West Point". The San Angelo Weekly Standard. Standard-Times News Service. April 30, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. O'Quinn, Garland Deloid (1971). "The Effects of Practice Upon the Activity of Antagonistic Muscles During the Performance of a Motor Task". Google Books. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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