Jamie Dantzscher
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Medal record
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Jamie Annette Dantzscher (born May 2, 1982)
Early life
Dantzscher was born in
Elite gymnastics career
Dantzscher was a member of the United States national gymnastics team for eight years, starting in 1994. In her international debut, the 1996 City of Popes competition in France, she won the all-around and
She competed in her first senior U.S. Nationals in 1997, finishing sixth in the all-around.
In 2000, Dantzscher won her first national all-around medal, a bronze.[5][8] She placed fifth at the Olympic Trials,[8] securing a berth on the U.S. team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]
2000 Olympics
Dantzscher fell on the floor exercise during the team preliminaries in Sydney but competed well in the team finals, scoring 9.429 on vault, 9.700 on the uneven bars and 9.712 on floor. The U.S. team initially finished fourth, behind Romania, Russia, and China.[3]
Dantzscher was one of the most visible members of the U.S. Olympic team in the media because of her outspoken opposition to the policies of the national team coordinator, Béla Károlyi, whom she called a "puppeteer".[9][10] Her opinions about Károlyi, which were echoed by some of her teammates and their coaches, were published in many major news outlets during the Olympics.[3][11]
On April 28, 2010, Dantzscher and the other women on the 2000 Olympic team were awarded the bronze medal in the team competition when it was discovered that the Chinese team had falsified the age of one of its gymnasts, Dong Fangxiao.[12] Dong's results were nullified, and the International Olympic Committee stripped the Chinese team of its medal.[13]
NCAA career
After the Olympics, Dantzscher joined the
Dantzscher was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.[15][16]
Career Perfect 10.0
Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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2001 | January 5, 2001 | Uneven Bars | Maui Invitational |
Floor Exercise | |||
January 19, 2001 | Floor Exercise | UCLA @ Stanford | |
February 11, 2001 | Uneven Bars | UCLA vs. Arizona,
Washington, and CSUF | |
February 16, 2001 | Floor Exercise | UCLA @ Oregon State | |
March 4, 2001 | UCLA vs. Cal,
Utah State, and UCSB | ||
March 24, 2001 | Pac-10 Championship | ||
2002 | January 13, 2002 | Vault | UCLA @ Georgia |
January 18, 2002 | Floor Exercise | UCLA vs.
Boise State @ CSUF | |
January 20, 2002 | UCLA vs. Arizona State | ||
January 25, 2002 | UCLA @ Arizona | ||
February 10, 2002 | UCLA vs. Stanford | ||
February 17, 2002 | UCLA vs. UCSB
and UC Davis @ California | ||
February 23, 2002 | UCLA vs. Oregon State | ||
March 3, 2002 | Vault | UCLA vs. Michigan,
Minnesota, and CSUF | |
Uneven Bars | |||
Floor Exercise | |||
2003 | January 2, 2003 | Floor Exercise | UCLA vs. Oregon State |
January 19, 2003 | Uneven Bars | UCLA vs Cal,
UC Davis, and CSUF | |
Floor Exercise | |||
February 7, 2003 | Uneven Bars | UCLA @ Stanford | |
February 9, 2003 | Vault | UCLA vs. Washington | |
Floor Exercise | |||
February 16, 2003 | Vault | UCLA @ Arizona State | |
Uneven Bars | |||
February 23, 2003 | Floor Exercise | UCLA vs. Arizona | |
April 12, 2003 | Missouri Regional | ||
2004 | February 22, 2004 | Uneven Bars | UCLA vs. Oregon State |
Post-gymnastics career
During the 2008–09 season, Dantzscher was an assistant coach for
On March 29, 2017, Dantzscher was one of several former gymnasts who testified before Congress about the sexual abuse committed by USA Gymnastics' national team doctor, Larry Nassar.[18][19] She indicated she had been abused "all over the world", and that she thought she was the only one.[20]
Personal life
Dantzscher's parents and her six siblings all have first names beginning with the letter J.[1] Two of her younger sisters, twins Janelle[21] and Jalynne,[22] also competed on the UCLA gymnastics team. Jalynne competed with the Bruins for one season before retiring from gymnastics because of a recurring injury.[23] Dantzscher's oldest sister, Jennifer Pippin, died in April 2017 of asthma-related causes.[24][25]
Dantzscher is a Latter-day Saint.[26] She is the sister-in-law of Brandon Crawford, the San Francisco Giants shortstop, who is married to Jalynne Dantzscher.[27]
In February 2017, three former gymnasts, Dantzscher, Jeanette Antolin and Jessica Howard, gave an interview with 60 Minutes in which they accused Larry Nassar of sexually abusing them. The gymnasts also alleged that the "emotionally abusive environment" at the national team training camps run by Béla and Márta Károlyi at the Karolyi Ranch gave Nassar an opportunity to take advantage of the gymnasts and made them afraid to speak up about the abuse.[28]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Player Bio: Jamie Dantzscher". uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ a b Roberts, Selena (August 21, 2000). "Miller Out, but Dawes and Chow Make Team". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c Sheridan, Phil (August 19, 2000). "U.S. Women Gymnasts Must Settle For 4th". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Pucin, Diane (September 28, 2000). "Encouraging Sign for Father of Gymnast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "USA Gymnastics Official Biography: Jamie Dantzscher". usagym.org. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ISBN 978-1501101366.
- ^ a b Loumena, Dan (September 16, 2000). "Gymnast Turns Potential Into Olympic Appearance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Pucin, Diana (December 15, 2000). "Healing Time for Gymnast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Stone, Larry (August 26, 2016). "UW gymnastics coach Elise Ray in good place after overcoming Olympic disappointment". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze". CNN. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "AAI Award". americanathletic.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Eight Inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame". UCLABruins.com. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ a b "Women's gymnastics announces the hiring of two former Olympians". East Valley Tribune. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ Associated Press (2017-03-28). "U.S. gymnasts give emotional testimony about sexual abuse". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Former gymnast: Doctor abused me 'all over the world'". Reuters. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Player Bio: Janelle Dantzscher". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Player Bio: Jalynne Dantzscher". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Jalynne Dantzscher Retires From Gymnastics". Pac-12 News. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ Schulman, Henry (2017-04-13). "Giants' Crawford out of lineup after sister-in-law's death". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ Baggarly, Andrew (2017-04-25). "Giants lineup: Brandon Crawford grieving a loss". Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ Toone, Travis (July 27, 2012). "Mormons in Olympic history". Deseret News. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- SFGate.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ McCandless, Brit (February 19, 2017). "On 60 Minutes, former gymnasts allege sexual abuse". CBS News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.