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From 1992 to 2003 he was married to Deborah Driggs with whom he has three children.<ref>>{{cite web|url=http://www.leuzingerhigh1981.com/news.php?newsid=8|title=Deborah Driggs '82... Model, Wife, and Mother of Three|publisher=www.leuzingerhigh1981.com|accessdate=2012-03-20}}</ref> | |||
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Born | (1961-03-10) March 10, 1961 (age 63) | |||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Gaylord (horizontal bar) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mitchell Jay "Mitch" Gaylord (born March 10, 1961) is an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist.
Life and career
Gaylord was born in Van Nuys, California, son of Fred and Linda Gaylord. His family was Jewish. While attending UCLA, he won the All-Around in the 1983 and 1984 U.S. National Championships, and the 1984 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship.
In the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Gaylord led the gold-medal-winning U.S. men's gymnastics team, becoming the first American gymnast to score a perfect 10.00 in the Olympics. He also won the silver medal in vault, the bronze in parallel bars and the bronze in the rings.
Gaylord appeared in several movies and TV shows. Most notably, he performed as a stunt double for Chris O'Donnell (as Robin) in the 1995 movie Batman Forever and starred in American Anthem opposite actress Janet Jones. He was also a frequent guest star on Hollywood Squares.
Gaylord is married to Valentina Agius and has two children.
See also
References
- Klein, Steve (16 July 2009). "Jason Lezak heads new crop of Jewish Hall-of-Famers". Haaretz. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088388,00.html
- http://www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp?sp=100
- "Mitchell Gaylord". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- "American Anthem". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-03-18..
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