1. Jamie Annette Dantzscher was born on May 2,1982 and is an American former artistic gymnast.
13 Facts About Jamie Dantzscher
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Jamie Dantzscher was a member of the bronze medal-winning American team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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Jamie Dantzscher trained at Charter Oak Gliders in Covina under Beth Kline-Rybacki and Steve Rybacki.
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Jamie Dantzscher was a member of the United States national gymnastics team for eight years, starting in 1994.
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Jamie Dantzscher competed in her first senior US Nationals in 1997, finishing sixth in the all-around.
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Jamie Dantzscher went on to compete at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, where she placed fifth with the American team.
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In 2000, Jamie Dantzscher won her first national all-around medal, a bronze.
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Jamie Dantzscher placed fifth at the Olympic Trials, securing a berth on the US team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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Jamie Dantzscher fell on the floor exercise during the team preliminaries in Sydney but competed well in the team finals, scoring 9.429 on vault, 9.700 on the uneven bars and 9.712 on floor.
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Jamie Dantzscher was one of the most visible members of the US Olympic team in the media because of her outspoken opposition to the policies of the national team coordinator, Bela Karolyi, whom she called a "puppeteer".
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Jamie Dantzscher was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Jamie Dantzscher indicated she had been abused "all over the world", and that she thought she was the only one.
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Jamie Dantzscher is the sister-in-law of Brandon Crawford, the San Francisco Giants shortstop, who is married to Jalynne Dantzscher.