Muriel Grossfeld

Muriel Grossfeld

Muriel Grossfeld at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1940-10-07)October 7, 1940 New York City, United States
Died	January 17, 2021(2021-01-17) (aged 80)[1]
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Club	Southern Connecticut Gym Club
Medal record Representing  United States Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo Team all-around

Muriel Evelyn Grossfeld (née Davis; October 7, 1940 – January 17, 2021) was an American gymnast who won a team gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games.^[2] She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished ninth with the American team four times: all-around in all three games and in the team portable apparatus in 1956. Her best individual result was 19th place in the floor exercise in 1960.^[3]

Grossfeld was married to the fellow Olympic gymnast Abie Grossfeld, but they later divorced.^[4] After retiring from competitions she had a long career as a national gymnastics coach and international referee. In 1981 she was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.^[5]

She appeared on the TV program "To Tell The Truth" on March 15, 1965.^[6]

References

External links

• USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame biographical treatment
• Davis-Grossfeld on To Tell the Truth

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1956 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team

Men's artistic gymnastics athletes

Team	Jack Beckner Richard Beckner Abie Grossfeld Charles Simms Bill Tom Armando Vega
Alternate	Karl Schier

Women's artistic gymnastics athletes

Team	Muriel Grossfeld Doris Fuchs Judy Howe Jackie Klein Joyce Racek Sandra Ruddick
Alternate	Ingeborg Fuchs

Coaches

• Gene Wettstone (Men's artistic head coach)
• Erna Wachtel (Women's artistic head coach)