Louis Bordo
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| Full name | Louis John Bordo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 2, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 27, 2001 (aged 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (1941–1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis John Bordo (June 2, 1920 – February 27, 2001) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
As a gymnast, Bordo was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team from 1941 to 1943.[2] He served as team captain for his final season in 1943.[2]
Bordo was inducted into the National Gymnastics Judges Association Hall of Fame in 1979.[3] In 1991, he was inducted to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louis Bordo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Men's Gymnastics 2022 Media Guide". Penn State Nittany Lions. 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame NGJA – Frank J. Cumiskey Judging Hall of Fame Award". ngja.org. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Three Penn Staters to be inducted into Hall of Fame". Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. April 14, 1991. p. 5C. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Louis Bordo at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Louis Bordo at Olympics.com
- Louis Bordo at Olympedia
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