Tracee Ann Talavera was born on September 1,1966 and is an American former artistic gymnast who competed for the United States at the Olympics and World Championships.
10 Facts About Tracee Talavera
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Tracee Talavera was the 1981 and 1982 US National All-around Champion and a member of the silver medal-winning American team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Tracee Talavera placed first at the Olympic Festival and had a strong second-place all-around showing at the 1980 US Nationals.
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In 1980 Talavera was the subject of a biography, The story of a young gymnast: Tracee Talavera published by Bantam Books.
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Tracee Talavera won the US Olympic Trials and was named to the women's gymnastics team for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
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Tracee Talavera continued competing as a member of the US National team after the Olympics.
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Tracee Talavera became one of only a few American women to date to win an individual medal at Worlds, earning a bronze on the balance beam.
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Tracee Talavera was only able to achieve a 15th-place finish at US Nationals and was left off the World Championships team.
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Tracee Talavera helped the team to a silver-medal finish and qualified for the vault event final, placing 4th.
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Tracee Talavera was working as a coach at Golden Gate Gymnastics in Concord, California and remains involved in USA Gymnastics.