Amy Chow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1][2] | May 15, 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | San Jose, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1990–1997, 1999–2001 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | West Valley Gymnastics School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Mark Young, Diane Amos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Chow/Khorkina, Chow II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amy Yuen Yee Chow (Chinese: 周 婉 儀; pinyin: Zhōu Wǎnyí; born May 15, 1978[3]) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. She is best known for being a member of the Magnificent Seven, which won the United States' first team gold medal in Olympic gymnastics. She is also the first Asian-American woman to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics.[4]