Kim Zmeskal
1992 Olympian
1992 World Championships Gold Medalist (2)
1991 World Champion
Three-Time National Champion (1990, 1991, 1992)
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Residence: Plano, Texas
Birth Date/Place: February 6, 1976/Houston, Texas
Current Club: Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Coach: Mary Lee Tracy
Former Club: Karolyi's Gymnastics
Former Coaches: Bela and Martha Karolyi
Began Gymnastics: 1982
Years on National Team: 7 (1988-93, 1998-2000)
Favorite Event: Floor exercise
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PERSONAL INFO
Zmeskal retired from gymnastics in 2000... the first American to win the all-around at a World Championships (1991)... scored eight perfect 10.00's in her career... the only competitor at the 1992 World Championships to win more than one event... was chosen the "1992 Athlete of the Year" by her national teammates... honored by the Women's Sports Foundation with the "1990 Up & Coming" award... was named U.S. Olympic Committee SportsWoman of the Year and March of Dimes Athlete of the Year in 1991...was a member the National Honor Society in high school and was a two-time AAU Sullivan Award nominee. |
International Competition
- 1999 China Dual, China; 1st-Team, 1st-BB
- 1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain; 3rd-Team, 10th-AA, 8th-V, 6th-FX
- 1992 World Gymnastics Championships, Paris, France; 1st-BB & FX
- 1992 McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Tallahassee, Fla.; 4th-AA (with Jarrod Hanks)
- 1992 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 1st-AA
- 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis; 1st-AA, 2nd-Team (10.00-V), 3rd-FX, 7th-V,
- 1991 USA vs. Romania, Houston, Texas; 1st-AA & UB, T1st-FX, 3rd-V & BB
- 1991 McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Atlanta, Ga.; 1st-AA (with Chris Waller)
- 1991 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 2nd-AA (10.00-FX)
- 1990 Recontre Beaucaire, Beaucaire, France; 2nd-Team & AA, 1st-FX
- 1990 DTB Pokal, Stuttgart, Germany; 5th-AA
- 1990 Arthur Gander Memorial, Montreux, Switzerland; 3rd-AA
- 1990 Joaquim Blume Tournament, Barcelona, Spain; 6th-AA, 3rd-BB
- 1990 McDonald's Challenge: USA vs. USSR, San Jose, Calif.; 1st-AA (10.00-V)
- 1990 Goodwill Games, Seattle, Wash.; 2nd-Team, 6th-AA, 3rd-UB & FX
- 1990 International Tournament of France, Paris, France; 2nd-AA & V, 1st-FX
- 1990 McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Villanova, Pa.; 1st-AA (with Lance Ringnald)
- 1990 McDonald's American Cup, Fairfax, Va.; 1st-AA, V, & FX, T1st-UB & BB
- 1989 Swiss Cup, St. Gallen, Switzerland; 1st-AA (with Lance Ringnald)
- 1989 Arthur Gander Memorial, Montreux, Switzerland; 1st-AA (10.00-FX)
- 1989 DTB Pokal, Stuttgart, Germany; 4th-AA, 2nd-BB, 3rd-V
- 1989 City of Popes, Avignon, France; 1st-AA
National Competition
- 1998 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis; 11th-AA, 5th-V, 22nd-UB, 4th-BB, 13th-FX
- 1998 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 3rd-AA, 3rd-V, 17th-UB, 6th-BB, 5th-FX
- 1998 American Classic, Orlando, Fla.; 35th-AA, 7th-V, T20th-BB, 13th-FX (did not compete UB)
- 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Baltimore, Md.; 2nd-AA (10.00-V)
- 1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; 1st-AA & FX, T1st-BB, 2nd-V & UB (10.00-Vault prelims)
- 1991 World Championships Team Trials, Indianapolis; 1st-AA
- 1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1st-AA, T1st-FX, 2nd-BB
- 1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 1st-AA, T2nd-UB, 2nd-BB & FX, 5th-V
- 1990 U.S. Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.; 1st-AA (10.00-V & FX)
- 1989 American Classic, Dallas, Texas; 1st-AA, BB & FX, 2nd-V & UB
- 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, Oklahoma City; 1st-AA & FX, 2nd-V & BB, 6th-UB (Jr. Nat'l Champs)
- 1989 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 1st-AA, V & BB, 3rd-FX, 4th-UB (jr. div.)
- 1988 McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Houston, Texas; T8th-AA, 3rd-FX, T4th-V, 6th-BB (jr. div.)
- 1988 U.S. Classic, Atlanta, Ga.; 17th-AA (jr. div.)
- 1988 American Classic, Phoenix, Ariz.; 6th-AA, 1st-V (jr. div.)
updated: 11-March-01
