History

updated 8-14-2008

Please note: This History Project is a continual work in progress. These chapters can and will be changed whenever I get new information. I don't pretend to be a writer. I find the lives of the local gymnastics community interesting! PLEASE SEND ANY INFORMATION (men's or women's gymnastics) that you feel would be of value to this project to Lee at lbjella@hotmail.com

USAG Washington Hall of Fame Nomination Form
(Please send a copy to me at lbjella@hotmail.com).

Washington State Gymnastics History by Lee Bjella and Mary Sarver.
1. Forward
2. Early Gymnastics-World
3. Early Gymnastics-America
4. Olympic Games and U.S.A involvement.
5. A.A.U.
6. Washington State Gymnastics Timeline 1900-1985
7. Early Washington State History
8. Gym Kamp/Camp Waskowitz
9. Washington Who's Who updated 7-18-08
10. Exhibition Groups
11. George Lewis
12. Washington Gymnastics Competitors -Men updated 1-30-08
13. Washington Gymnastics Competitors -Women updated 6-2-08
14. NCAA All Around and Team Champions
15. Dr. Eric Hughes updated 8-11-08
16. Dr. Hubie Dunn
17. College Men updated 5-18-08
18. College Women    updated 1-30-08
19. Boys High School
20. Boys High School State Champions
21. Boys High School Coaches
22. Girls High School
23. Girls High School State Champions
24. Girls High School Coaches   updated 7-28-08
25. W.I.A.A.
26. Judges
Judges Pictures updated 7-11-08
27. WSU Men
28. Early Gymnastics Equipment
29. UW Men (new 1-30-08 and still being revised!)
30. UW Women Pioneers Receive Belated Pre-Title IX Letters   (new 4-25-07)
31. Clubs (new and incomplete! 8-14-08)
32. This and That (new and incomplete! 8-14-08)

Interesting Side Notes:

Melanie Kosoff Roach former gymnast, club owner, goes to 2008 Olympics in weight lifting!

Jim Holt and Yemen's Olympic Gymnast Nashwan Al-Harazi 4-30-08

Picture of Jerry Penney's Penney German

Bibliography

USAG Washington Hall of Fameupdated 6-2-08
USAG WA Award Winners updated 6-2-08
Gunter Bohrmann's Speech from the USAG WA. 2005 Hall of Fame.
Patti Gable's Speech from the 2005 Hall of Fame.

Note: picture on History Cover is of Dale Kephart taken by Stuart Hertz, from Gymnastics For Girls, used with permission from Eric Hughes.

**For a very fun booklet by A.B. Frederick, Ph.D., who is a well known gymnastics historian - check this out! www.gymroots.com Here is a sample of a page from Gym Roots. This one is of Washington. For the whole image, click on the picture.

Another interesting web site is the
USG Hall of Fame web site.
http://www.usghof.com/

Interesting website on history:
http://www.gymmedia.com/ag/ history/appa/navigation.htm

Doris Fuchs Bar Routine 1966