USGF GYMNASTICS
In the 1982 Rhythmic Gymnastics International Invitational held in Atlantic City, New jersey, West Germany)s Regina Weber captured the All Around and the USA Team won.
ON THE BOARDWALK Article by Dr. Annelis S. Hoyman Photography by Dave Black
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he 1982 USGF Rhythmic Gymnastics International Invitational was only the second international meet held in the United States of this new Olympic sport. \Vhile the 1981 meet took place in Los Angeles on the west coast, the present meet was held on the east coast in historic Atlantic City in New Jersey. Atlantic City is a resort town situated directly on the Atlantic Ocean approximately 60 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The date for the meet was October 2-3 , and the site was the Atlantic City Convention Center, located on the famous Boardwalk and right next to the Playboy Resort Hotel, which¡ hosted and co-sponsored the mee t, and at which all the delegations and other participants were staying during the duration of the meet. Although the original flier announced a total of six participating countries, only Canada, Federal Republic of Germany , Japan and the United States of America were represented. A total of twenty-five gymnasts were present with each country represented by four individual gymnasts, as well as one alternate. The United States was represented by two teams. The alternates started the competition for each event, but their scores were not used when it came to ranking the performers. Canada's team included 18 year o ld Kathy Tihane from Toronto, a member of the Kalev Estienne Club and coached there by Jana Lazor, a former Canadian Champion well known to the American competitors from several international meets. Also from Toronto were Lynda Thompson and Robin Fowler. 20 year old Lynda, who is a college student and a former artistic gymnast , took 2nd place in the 1979 Canadian Natio nal Championships, where she won one gold and two silver medals. As a participant in the 1980 National Championships group contest she won a gold medal; she was also one of the Canadian group competitors in the Four Continents Championships in Canada in The USA Team on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City (righ t). L -R Lisa Aronsen, Karen Lyon, Amy Schatz, Stacy Oversie1; Selina WoolerJ! Valerie Zimring, Michelle Berube, Ly dia Crabtree and Kelly Zalodek. (Left) Canada's Robin Fowle1:
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USGF GYMNASTICS NOV./DEC. '82