Bart Conner

Bart Conner
Conner at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameBarthold Wayne Conner
Country representedUnited States
Born (1958-03-28) March 28, 1958 (age 66)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
HometownMorton Grove, Illinois, U.S.
ResidenceNorman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
College teamOklahoma Sooners
Head coach(es)Paul Ziert
Eponymous skillsConner (parallel bars)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 1 0 2
Pan American Games 1 0 2
Total 4 0 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Parallel bars
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Fort Worth Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth Vault
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City Floor
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City Rings

Barthold Wayne Conner[1] (born March 28, 1958) is a retired American Olympic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He owns and operates the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Oklahoma, along with his wife, Romanian Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comăneci. In addition, both Comăneci and Conner are highly involved with the Special Olympics.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Barthold Wayne Conner". olympics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nadia Comaneci, Global Ambassador". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  3. ^ "On Mats, Bars and Boards, Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci Lead by Example". Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2016-10-16.