Jeanette Antolin (born October 5, 1981) is an American former artistic gymnast who was a member of the U.S. national team from 1995 to 2000. In 1999, she competed at the Pan American Games, where she helped the U.S. win a team silver medal, and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She then joined the UCLA Bruins.
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| Born | October 5, 1981 Paradise, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1995–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editAntolin was born in Paradise, California, in 1981. She began gymnastics in 1984.[1]
Junior career
editAntolin became a member of the U.S. national team in 1995 and competed in the junior division. At that year's U.S. Classic, she won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal on uneven bars, and finished eighth on balance beam and fourth on floor. At the National Championships, she finished ninth in the all-around and sixth on uneven bars.[1]
At the 1996 U.S. Classic, Antolin won gold in the all-around and silver on floor; she also finished eighth on vault and seventh on uneven bars. At the National Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around. That year, she also competed at the China Cup, where she finished fourth in the all-around and won a bronze medal on uneven bars.[1]
Senior career
editAt the 1997 U.S. Classic, Antolin was fourth in the all-around. She was fifth on vault and won the bronze medal on uneven bars and the gold medal on balance beam. At the National Championships, she won a bronze medal on vault and finished 10th in the all-around, 11th on uneven bars, 12th on balance beam, and 16th on floor. She was an alternate for the World Championships team.[1]
At the 1998 American Classic, Antolin won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam; she also finished sixth in the all-around, 10th on vault, and 20th on floor. At the National Championships, she was sixth in the all-around. She won the bronze medal on uneven bars and was 10th on vault, ninth on balance beam, and 11th on floor.[1]
In 1998, Antolin competed in five international competitions. With Jay Thornton, she finished 11th in mixed pairs at the 1998 Goodwill Games. At the Monte Fiore Friendly Cup in Italy, she won a silver medal in the all-around and gold medals on vault, uneven bars, and floor. At the Como Cup in Italy, she won gold in the all-around. At the Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland, she was seventh in the all-around and won the gold medal on balance beam. At the Grand Prix Zurich, also in Switzerland, she won a gold medal on uneven bars and finished fifth on balance beam and sixth on floor.[1]
At the 1999 American Classic and Pan American Trials, Antolin was fourth in the all-around. At the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, she helped the U.S. win silver in the team competition. At the World Team Trials, she finished second in the all-around. She was named to the World Championships team, and at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, she helped the U.S. finish sixth.[1]
At the 2000 Spieth Sogipa in Brazil, Antolin helped the U.S. win the gold medal in the team competition. This was her last year as a member of the national team.[1]
College career
editAntolin was a member of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team and helped them win NCAA titles in 2001, 2003, and 2004.[2] In 2004, she was named the Sports Illustrated On Campus National Gymnast of the Year.[2]
Career Perfect 10.0
edit| Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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| 2003 | February 7, 2003 | Vault | UCLA @ Stanford |
| February 16, 2003 | UCLA @ Arizona State | ||
| March 29, 2003 | Pac-10 Championship | ||
| 2004 | January 10, 2004 | UCLA vs. Utah | |
| January 25, 2004 | UCLA @ Minnesota | ||
| February 13, 2003 | UCLA @ California | ||
| February 22, 2004 | Vault | UCLA vs. Oregon State | |
| Floor Exercise | |||
| February 27, 2004 | Vault | UCLA @ Washington | |
| March 7, 2004 | Vault | UCLA vs. Michigan | |
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| March 12, 2004 | Vault | UCLA @ Florida | |
| March 20, 2004 | Pac-10 Championship | ||
| April 3, 2004 | NC State Regional |
Lawsuit
editIn 2017, Antolin filed a lawsuit alleging that, during her gymnastics career, she had been sexually abused by the national team doctor, Larry Nassar.[3] Dozens of former gymnasts have made similar allegations against him.[4] Antolin and two others, Jamie Dantzscher and Jessica Howard, described the abuse in an appearance on 60 Minutes in February.[2][5][6]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jeanette Antolin". usagym.org. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c Crumlish, John. "Antolin Finds Comfort as 'Voice For the Voiceless'". intlgymnast.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Reid, Scott M. (2017-02-20). "Former gymnast Jeanette Antolin speaks about sexual abuse accusations against U.S. team doctor". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Gymnastics doctor accused of sexual assault loses license". CBS News. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "3 former U.S. gymnasts detail abuse by doctor". ESPN.com. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "The 156 women who confronted a predator". January 25, 2018 – via www.bbc.com.