| Rachel Gowey | |||||||||||||||
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 Gowey at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Rachel Kathryn Gowey | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 3, 1997 Des Moines, Iowa, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2014–2016 (USA) | ||||||||||||||
| Gym | Chow's | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Liang Chow Jenny Rowland | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Liwen Zhuang | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 12, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
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Rachel Kathryn Gowey (born October 3, 1997) is a former American artistic gymnast. She was a U.S. National Team member, from 2014 until her retirement from elite gymnastics in 2016, following her performance at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Gowey was a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto. There, she also won a gold medal individually on the uneven bars.
During her elite career, she was coached by Liang Chow, coach of 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic individual all-around champion Gabby Douglas.
She was coached by Jenny Rowland at the University of Florida, where she began attending in 2016.