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John Crosby Jr.
Full nameJohn George Crosby, Jr.
Country representedUnited States
Born(1951-06-29)June 29, 1951
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 2017(2017-10-17) (aged 66)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
GymNew York Athletic Club
College teamSouthern Connecticut State Owls
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 2 5 1
Total 2 5 1
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Floor
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Rings
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali Team
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali All-around
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cali Vault

John George Crosby, Jr. (June 29, 1951 – October 17, 2017)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Crosby was part of the US team for the 1973 Summer Universiade but was hospitalized with appendicitis while in the Soviet Union.[3]

Crosby competed collegiately on the Southern Connecticut Owls men's gymnastics team under Abie Grossfeld and Crosby's 13 individual titles were the most in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Owls Mourn Passing of a Legend, John Crosby". Southern Connecticut State University Athletics. October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Crosby Jr. Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ US Gymnastics Federation's Magazine with competition results
  4. ^ Apple, Ginny (June 3, 1984). "Southern's Coach Taking His High Standards to LA". Hartford Courant. pp. E1 & E18. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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