Kolleen Shields
Encyclopedia
Kolleen Casey Shields was a gymnast
who competed for the United States
in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She finished 41st in the vault
, an event won by Nadia Comăneci
. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/results/1976/book-olympics-txt.html She was the 1975 U.S. national champion in vault. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/history/nationalchamps.html Shields competed for Southwest Missouri State University from 1977 to 1979. She transferred to the University of Minnesota
, graduating with a degree in Physical Therapy. Shields became a physical therapist at
the University of Iowa
.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
who competed for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She finished 41st in the vault
Vault (gymnastics)
The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...
, an event won by Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer...
. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/results/1976/book-olympics-txt.html She was the 1975 U.S. national champion in vault. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/history/nationalchamps.html Shields competed for Southwest Missouri State University from 1977 to 1979. She transferred to the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, graduating with a degree in Physical Therapy. Shields became a physical therapist at
the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
.
External links
- "Injuries in women's gymnastics", The American Journal of Sports Medicine 15:558-565 (1987) (coauthor)