16 Facts About Mitch Gaylord

Mitchell Jay Gaylord was born on March 10,1961 and is an American gymnast, actor, and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.

Mitch Gaylord was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Mitch Gaylord made his first US National team in gymnastics in 1980 and continued to retain his place on the team until 1984.

Mitch Gaylord competed in the 1981 Maccabiah Games, winning five gold medals.

Mitch Gaylord won the silver medal in vault, the bronze in parallel bars, and the bronze in the rings.

Mitch Gaylord wrote his first book during this period, centering on using gymnastics exercises to train.

Mitch Gaylord was named by President Ronald Reagan as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in November 1985.

The latter movie, in which Mitch Gaylord played a gymnast training for the Olympics, has been noted as an inspiration to future generations of Olympic gymnasts.

Mitch Gaylord was a frequent guest star on Hollywood Squares, and appeared in advertisements for Diet Coke, Nike, Inc.

Mitch Gaylord has remained an ambassador for gymnastics, serving as a commentator for NBC and Fox Sports during televised gymnastics events, and developing several nationally televised fitness programs and products.

Since retiring from acting, Mitch Gaylord has worked as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Mitch Gaylord has been an advocate for child allergy awareness.

In June 2007, Mitch Gaylord was named the seventh-best US gymnast of all time by Yahoo Sports.

Mitch Gaylord was named to the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1995, the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2005, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.

Mitch Gaylord is married to Valentina Agius with whom he has two children.

Mitch Gaylord was previously married to model and actress Deborah Driggs, with whom he has three children.