Carly Patterson

Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American gymnast. She currently lives in Allen, Texas.

2004 Summer Olympics

During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Patterson won a gold medal in the Women's Individual All-Around, an achievement that had only been attained by one other American gymnast, Mary Lou Retton, during the Soviet Union-boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition, she won a silver medal in the Women's Team competition.

Related Topics:
2004 Olympic Games - Athens - Mary Lou Retton - Soviet Union - 1984 Summer Olympics

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On August 23, she competed in the finals for the beam event where she received a score of 9.775 and won the silver medal.

Related Topics:
August 23 - Beam event

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To 2004 Olympic Games she was prepared by her two Russian coaches: the famous Soviet acrobat Evgeny Marchenko, who immigrated to the United States from Latvia after the Collapse of the Soviet Union, and Natalya Boyarskaya.

Related Topics:
2004 Olympic Games - Russia - Soviet - Acrobat - United States - Latvia - Collapse of the Soviet Union

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