Larry Banner
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1936-06-06)June 6, 1936
Van Nuys, California, United States
DiedNovember 28, 2013(2013-11-28) (aged 77)
Modesto, California, United States
Sport
SportGymnastics

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Holliday, Tom (October 15, 2006). "Getting to know them". The Modesto Bee. pp. C1 & C5. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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