Mitch Gaylord

Mitch Gaylord
Gaylord in 1985
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Jay Gaylord
Country representedUnited States
Born (1961-03-10) March 10, 1961 (age 63)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
College teamUCLA Bruins
Eponymous skillsGaylord 1 (horizontal bar)
Gaylord 2 (horizontal bar)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Parallel bars

Mitchell Jay Gaylord (born March 10, 1961) is an American gymnast, actor, and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.[2] He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mitch Gaylord". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Klein, Steve (July 16, 2009). "Jason Lezak heads new crop of Jewish Hall-of-Famers". Haaretz. Retrieved January 21, 2011.