The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame is the repository of perhaps the largest collection of significant and historic gymnastics memorabilia in the world. While we cannot do justice to the quality and scope of the collection, here is just a brief glimpse of some of the artifacts, uniforms and awards on display in the Oklahoma facility:
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Nadia's Parade Uniform - 1976 Olympic Games
Actual uniform worn by Nadia Comaneci during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
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Bart Conner's Parade Uniform - 1984 Olympic Games
Actual uniform worn by Bart Conner during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Tracee Talavera's Competition Leotard -
1984 Olympic Games
Actual leotard worn by Tracee Talavera during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Bart Conner's Official Warm-Up Uniform -
1980 Olympic Games
This 1980 Olympic warm-up, donated by three-time Olympian Bart Conner, never made it to the Olympic gymnastics competition venue. President Jimmy Carter denied American athletes the right to compete when he ordered a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
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George Gulack's Competition Uniform -
1932 Olympic Games
Actual uniform of George Gulack (1905-1987), who won a gold medal on the rings in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Mr. Gulack was made an honorary member of the FIG in 1972.
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1950 World Championships - Swiss Team Gold Medal
This gold medal from the 1950 World Championships, held in Basel, Switzerland, was Jack Gunthard for his role on the world championship Swiss team. Mr. Gunthard donated this medal to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in honor of his coach, Arthur Gander. Both Mr. Gunthard and Mr. Gander were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.
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1979 World Championships - Gold, Silver,
Bronze Medal Set
This complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals are part of the permanent exhibit in the Hall of Fame detailing the 1979 World Championships in Forth Worth, Texas.
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The Olympic Torch - 1984 Olympic Games
Shadow box contained one of the actual torches used to carry the Olympic Flame from Greece to Los Angeles.
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Pin Collections
There are several pin collections on display in the Hall of Fame, including the Glenn Sundby Collection, which is propped on the legs of a 1912 pommel horse.
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1996 Olympic Games - Pommel Horse
This is the actual pommel horse used in competition at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. It has become the official "autograph horse" of world and Olympic gymnasts who have personally visited the Hall of Fame.
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Parallel Bars - Antique
This set of Medart parallel bars, dating to the early 1900s, was donated to the Hall of Fame by Pattie Swenson, of the Oak Hill Gymnastics Academy and by Brian Schenk, both of Austin, Texas, in memory of Dr. W.A. (Bill) Crenshaw.
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USSR / USA Tour - Autographed poster
This poster of an original oil painting, featuring Soviet Olympic stars Olga Korbut, Nellie Kim and Nikolai Andrianov, is autographed by 5-time Olympic Gold Medalist Andrianov. |
