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'''Peter Glen Vidmar''' (born June 3, 1961 in Los Angeles) is an [[LDS]] gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. In all he won two Olympic golds and one silver medal. | '''Peter Glen Vidmar''' (born June 3, 1961 in Los Angeles) is an [[LDS]] gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. In all he won two Olympic golds and one silver medal. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * http://www.petervidmar.com/ Official Website | + | * [http://www.petervidmar.com/ Official Website] |
| − | * http://www.petervidmarinvite.org/Logopage.htm Link to the Peter Vidmar Men's Gymantics Invitational Home Page | + | * [http://www.petervidmarinvite.org/Logopage.htm Link to the Peter Vidmar Men's Gymantics Invitational Home Page] |
| + | * [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vidmar-says-horse-2483862-john-years Vidmar's motivation] | ||
[[Category:Famous Mormons]] | [[Category:Famous Mormons]] | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 28 July 2009
Peter Glen Vidmar (born June 3, 1961 in Los Angeles) is an LDS gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. In all he won two Olympic golds and one silver medal.
He is an alumnus of UCLA and host of the Annual Peter Vidmar Men's Gymanstics Invitational at Brentwood School in Los Angeles. Peter has been a gymnastics anchor for both CBS and ESPN. He is currently a motivational speaker as well as the Co-Chairman of the US Olympic Committee Summer Sports Summit. In 1998 Vidmar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. He is the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history.
Vidmar continues to work as a journalist or broadcaster at each summer Olympics. Peter has served on the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, the Executive Board of the United States Olympic Committee, and the Executive Committee of USA Gymnastics. He was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as Vice Chair of the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports for the state of California.
