ENSIKLOPEDIA Cari Tekan Enter untuk memulai pencarian cepat. Kembali ke Ensiklopedia Arsip Wikipedia Indonesia Kanati Allen Kanati AllenAmerican artistic gymnast Kanati AllenPortrait of AllenPersonal informationFull nameJames Kanati AllenBorn(1947-01-25)January 25, 1947Los Angeles, California, U.S.DiedDecember 31, 2011(2011-12-31) (aged 64)Los Angeles, California, U.S.Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Gymnastics careerDisciplineMen's artistic gymnasticsCountryrepresentedUnited StatesCollege teamUCLA Bruins (1964–1968)ClubLos Angeles High SchoolHead coachArt ShurlockRetiredc. 1972 Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Universiade 0 1 0 Total 0 1 0 Universiade 1967 TokyoTeam James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed for the seventh-place U.S. team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Allen, who is black and Cherokee, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.[3][4] Allen attended Los Angeles High School before attending University of California, Los Angeles where he competed as a member of the UCLA Bruins men's gymnastics team from 1964 to 1968.[5][6] His last major competition was the 1972 United States Olympic trials where he was not selected for the 1972 Summer Olympics.[7] He received a PhD in physics from the University of Washington.[4] References ↑ "1968 U.S. Olympian Kanati Allen Passes". intlgymnast. Retrieved January 17, 2012. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kanati Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2012. ↑ Hersch, Philip (February 29, 2016). "Simone Biles And Gabby Douglas Are Latest And Greatest Heroes In A Storied History Of African-American Gymnasts". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2018. 1 2 "James Kanati Allen". ↑ "Thor Tops Easter Gymnastics Clinic". The Van Nuys News. Vol. 53, no. 148. March 29, 1964. p. 47. Retrieved June 8, 2025. ↑ "Gymnasts Get Top Grades, Too". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Vol. 60, no. 139. September 9, 1964. p. B-3. Retrieved June 8, 2025. ↑ "M Gymnast Eyes Olympics". The Ann Arbor News. Vol. 138, no. 139. May 18, 1972. p. 61. Retrieved June 8, 2025. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kanati Allen. Kanati Allen at Olympics.com Kanati Allen at Olympedia Kanati Allen at InterSportStats vte 1968 USA Olympic Gymnastics TeamMen's artistic gymnastics athletesTeam Kanati Allen Steve Cohen Sid Freudenstein Steve Hug Fred Roethlisberger Dave Thor Alternates Richard Loyd Women's artistic gymnastics athletesTeam Wendy Cluff Kathy Gleason Linda Metheny Colleen Mulvihill Cathy Rigby Joyce Tanac Alternates Diane Bolin Caroline Pingatore CoachesMen's Jack Beckner (Head coach) Bill Meade (Manager) Women's Muriel Grossfeld (Head coach) Abie Grossfeld (Asst. coach) Dick Mulvihill (Asst. coach) Vannie Edwards (Manager) Authority control databases InternationalVIAFNationalUnited States This biographical article related to a United States artistic gymnast is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte
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