John Crosby Jr.

John Crosby Jr.
Full nameJohn George Crosby, Jr.
Born(1951-06-29)June 29, 1951
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 2017(2017-10-17) (aged 66)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
United States
College team
Southern Connecticut State Owls
GymNew York Athletic Club
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 2 5 1
Total 2 5 1
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1971 CaliFloor
Gold medal – first place1971 CaliRings
Silver medal – second place1971 CaliTeam
Silver medal – second place1971 CaliAll-around
Silver medal – second place1971 CaliPommel horse
Silver medal – second place1971 CaliParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1971 CaliHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place1971 CaliVault

John George Crosby, Jr. (June 29, 1951 – October 17, 2017)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Crosby was part of the US team for the 1973 Summer Universiade but was hospitalized with appendicitis while in the Soviet Union.[3]

Crosby competed collegiately on the Southern Connecticut Owls men's gymnastics team under Abie Grossfeld and Crosby's 13 individual titles were the most in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Owls Mourn Passing of a Legend, John Crosby". Southern Connecticut State University Athletics. October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Crosby Jr. Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ US Gymnastics Federation's Magazine with competition results
  4. ↑ Apple, Ginny (June 3, 1984). "Southern's Coach Taking His High Standards to LA". Hartford Courant. pp. E1 & E18. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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