David St. Pierre

1995 National Vault Champion

Hometown: Culver City, Calif.
Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Birth Date/Place: June 12, 1967/Los Angeles, Calif.
Club: Broadway Gymnastics School
Coach: Henri Venitsyan
Years on Senior National Team: 5 (1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92,1993-94,1995-96)
Began Gymnastics: 1977
Favorite Apparatus/Event: Vault

St. Pierre starred as the Principal Gray Gorilla "Popeye" in the movie Congo, Paramount Pictures 1995 summer smash box office release. He trained six months with Gorilla Choreographer Peter Elliott before the cameras rolled. St. Pierre is known for his unique skill on still rings. He performs an unusual strength move called the "Olympic Cross" -- a traditional cross with a quarter turn to the left, facing one ring.

International Competition

1992 Dodge Challenge: USA vs. Japan, Phoenix, Ariz.; 1st team
1991 Romania International Tournament, Plioiesti, Romania; 6th-AA, 3rd (t)-PH, 4th- HB,th-SR & PB
1990 Pyramid Challenge (USA vs. GDR), Memphis, Tenn.; 12th-AA, 3rd (t)-FX & V
1990 Moscow News, Moscow, Soviet Union; 10th-AA
1988 China Cup, Beijing, China; 6th-AA
1987 Moncada Cup, Bayamo, Cuba; 15th-AA, 2nd-PB

National Competition

1996 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 14th-AA
1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 18th-AA, 1st-V
1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 22nd-AA
1992 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 4th-AA
1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 17th-AA, 5th-PH
1990 Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 6th-AA, 2nd (t)-SR, V & HB
1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 14th-AA, 4th-V
1989 Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 4th-AA
1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 3rd-AA, FX & PH, 2nd (t)-V, 6th-SR
1989 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Minneapolis, Minn.; 11th-AA, 2nd-V
1989 NCAA Championships, Lincoln, Neb.; 3rd-AA, 10th-PH
1988 U.S. Olympic Trials, Salt Lake City, Utah; 15th-AA
1988 McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Houston, Texas; 13th-AA
1988 NCAA Championships, Lincoln, Neb.; 8th-AA
1987 Winter Nationals, Lincoln, Neb.; 9th-AA
1987 Olympic Sports Festival, Chapel Hill, N.C.; 2nd-AA, 1st-HB & FX, 2nd-PB, 3rd-PH, 5th-SR, 4th-V
1987 McDonald's Championships of the USA, Kansas City, Mo.; 21st-AA, 5th-V
1987 NCAA Championships, Los Angeles, Calif.; 8th-AA
1986 McDonald's Championships of the USA, Indianapolis, Ind.; 29th-AA

updated: 07 Feb 1996