Abie Grossfeld
Grossfeld represented the United States as a gymnast for 15 consecutive years in 35 countries as a member of 26 international United States men's national artistic gymnastics teams including the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games.[citation needed] Grossfeld joined the West Side YMCA in New York City at the age of 16, initially to swim.[citation needed] Additionally, he helped the team as a diver, and also swam and competed unattached in the NYC Boys’ Swimming Championships, winning gold in the 100 and silver in diving in 1949.[citation needed] He was awarded the “New York Maritime Benevolent Association Medal” in 1951 for saving a human life in peril.Grossfeld received the Dike Eddleman Athlete of the Year Award in 1959 as an Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team member.A two-time Olympian for the United States' men's gymnastics team, Grossfeld first competed at the 1956 Melbourne Games.During this time, he also became a professor of physical education and head gymnastics coach at Southern Connecticut State University, helping the program become one of the best in the country.
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