13 Facts About Kelly Garrison

Kelly Garrison was a two-time winner of the Honda Sports Award.

Kelly Garrison started gymnastics training when she was 7 years old, in 1974.

In 1980, at the age of 13, Kelly Garrison reached the junior international elite level.

Kelly Garrison competed at the 1980 US Junior National Championships and won a gold medal on the balance beam.

In 1984, Kelly Garrison competed at the American Classic and at the US Classic in Niagara Falls, New York.

In 1985, Kelly Garrison finished fifth at the Arthur Gander International and was third in the all-around at the Swiss Cup.

Kelly Garrison placed second at the US World Trials and made the US team for the 1985 World Championships in Montreal.

Kelly Garrison competed at the 1986 Olympic Festival in Houston and placed fourth in the all-around and on the vault, fifth on floor exercise, and sixth on the uneven bars.

Kelly Garrison went to a World Cup event in Beijing and placed 13th.

At the 1988 National Championships, Kelly Garrison placed second in the all-around, behind Phoebe Mills, and won the gold medal on beam and 3rd on floor.

At the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Kelly Garrison competed on all four events in the team compulsories and optionals, scoring 38.975 in the former and 38.85 in the latter.

Kelly Garrison was involved in a controversy, involving a rarely used rule, that meant the difference between 3rd and 4th place for the United States.

Kelly Garrison has two eponymous skills on the balance beam that are listed in the Code of Points.