Carly Patterson

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

Pre-Olympic career

Patterson was at a birthday party at a gymnastics club in 1994 when a coach noticed her doing cartwheels and roundoffs and told her mother that she should start taking lessons, which she did soon afterward.

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1994 - Cartwheel - Roundoff

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In 2000, Patterson participated in the Top Gym Tournament in Belgium; she won the silver medal in all-around and the bronze medal for balance beam, which she has said is her favorite event. At the 2001 American Team Cup, she first performed her signature beam dismount, an Arabian double front.

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2000 - Top Gym Tournament - Belgium - Balance beam - 2001 - American Team Cup

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At the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, she was ranked second in the all-around before the final rotation. She was suffering from a stomach illness, however, and she missed three landings on the floor exercise and finished seventh overall.

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2001 - Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia

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Patterson was named the U.S. Junior National All-Around champion in 2002. She had previously received fourth place in 2000 and third place in 2001. At the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim, California, she earned the all-around silver medal—the first time an American woman had won an all-around medal at that contest since 1994. She also helped her team to earn the team gold medal.

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2002 - 2000 - 2001 - 2003 - Anaheim, California - 1994

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In 2004, she tied with Courtney Kupets to become a co-champion in the all-around event at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

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2004 - Courtney Kupets

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