Trent Dimas
Encyclopedia
Trent Dimas is an Hispanic American
gymnast
and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
where he received a gold medal on horizontal bar
. This was the only time during the 20th century that an American gymnast, male or female, won a gold medal in an Olympics held outside the United States
. Dimas is also the only Hispanic American ever to win a gold medal on the horizontal bar.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
where he received a gold medal on horizontal bar
Horizontal bar
The high bar, also known as the horizontal bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in Artistic Gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports. Gymnasts typically wear leather...
. This was the only time during the 20th century that an American gymnast, male or female, won a gold medal in an Olympics held outside the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Dimas is also the only Hispanic American ever to win a gold medal on the horizontal bar.