Kristy Powell
1997 World Championships Team, Individual All-Around Finalist
1997 National All-Around Co-Champion
1996 World Championships (Individual Event Semifinalist)
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date/Place of Birth: Feb. 13, 1980/Fla.
Club: Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Coach: Mary Lee Tracy
Years on National Team: 6 (1991, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98)
Began Gymnastics: 1985
Favorite Event: Floor exercise
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Kristy earned her first all-around finals appearance at the 1997 World Championships, where she placed 23rd. A member of the 1996 World Championships Team, she made semis on floor and also won a team gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. A last minute replacement for an injured gymnast, she won the 1995 McDonald's American Cup.
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International Competition
- 1998 Visa American Cup, Fort Worth, Texas; 12th-AA, 1st-UB, 9th-BB
- 1997 World Gymnastics Championships, Lausanne, SUI; 6th-Team, 23rd-AA
- 1996 Individual Event World Championships, San Juan, PUR; (semi-finalist-11th-FX)
- 1996 McDonald's American Cup, Fort Worth, Texas; 8th-AA, 8th-UB, 5th-BB, T1st-FX
- 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, ARG; 1st-Team
- 1995 McDonald's American Cup, Seattle, Wash.; 1st-AA & V & UB & 3rd-FX
- 1994 Golden Sands Invitational, Sofia, BUL; T2nd-AA
- 1994 Budget Rent a Car Invitational: USA vs. ROM, Worcester, Mass.; 2nd-Team, did not compete AA
- 1993 USA-Japan, Hamamatsu, JPN; 2nd-Team, T4th-AA, 2nd-V & UB & FX
National Competition
- 1998 American Classic, Orlando, Fla.; 36th-AA, 1st-UB, 2nd-BB (did not compete V or FX)
- 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; T1st-AA, 7th-V, 1st-UB, T7th-BB, 11th-FX
- 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics, Boston, Mass.; 13th-AA
- 1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 7th-AA, 3rd-V
- 1996 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Tulsa, Okla.; 4th-AA
- 1995 American Classic/Pan American Games Trials, Oakland, Calif.; 7th-AA, 5th-V, 9th-BB, 4th-FX
- 1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 4th-AA, T1st-FX
- 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, St. Louis, Mo.; 2nd-AA, Team & V, T1st-UB, 5th-FX
- 1994 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Orlando, Fla.; 3rd-AA, 1st-V, 2nd-UB (Jr. Div.)
- 1993 Coca-Cola National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 13th-AA (Jr. Div.)
- 1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; 2nd-AA (Jr. Div.)
- 1992 U.S. Classic; 1st-AA & BB, 2nd-FX, 4th-V, 3rd-UB (Jr. Div.)
- 1991 U.S. Classic; 9th-AA, 2nd-UB (Jr. Division)
updated: 22 Feb 1998
