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

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]

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 icon
  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 icon
  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 icon
  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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