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'''Frederick Charles "Fred" Orlofsky''' (born April 8, 1937) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He competed at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] and finished fifth with the team. He was part of the American team than won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games.<ref name=sr/>


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'''Frederick Charles Orlofsky''' (born April 8, 1937) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the [[United States men's national artistic gymnastics team]] and competed at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] and finished fifth with the team. He was part of the American team that won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games.<ref name=sr/>
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Domestically Orlofsky mostly competed for the [[Southern Illinois University]]. He won 1960 AAU titles in all-around, rings, and [[parallel bars]], placing second on the [[horizontal bar]] and third on the [[pommel horse]]. He won a 1961 NCAA title on the rings and placed second all-around in 1961-63. After retiring from competitions he coached gymnasts at [[Western Michigan University]] from 1966 to 1996. Between 1964 and 2000 he also judged competitions, both nationally and internationally. In 1985 he was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.<ref name=sr/><ref name=hall/>

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Orlofsky was born in [[North Bergen, New Jersey]].<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015301/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/fred-orlofsky-1.html Fred Orlofsky]. sports-reference.com</ref> He competed for [[William L. Dickinson High School]] and [[Southern Illinois Salukis men's gymnastics]] teams.<ref name=hall/> He won 1960 AAU titles in all-around, rings, and [[parallel bars]], placing second on the [[horizontal bar]] and third on the [[pommel horse]]. He won a 1961 NCAA title on the rings and placed second all-around in 1961–63. After retiring from competitions he coached gymnasts at [[Western Michigan University]] from 1966 to 1996. Between 1964 and 2000 he also judged competitions, both nationally and internationally. In 1985 he was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.<ref name=sr/><ref name=hall/>


Orlofsky is married to Holly Dee Brown, they have three children. He lives in [[Florida]].<ref name=hall/>
Orlofsky is married to Holly Dee Brown, they have three children. He lives in [[Florida]].<ref name=hall/>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=hall>[http://usghof.org/files/bio/f_orlofsky/f_orlofsky.html ORLOFSKY, Fred]. usghof.org</ref>
<ref name=hall>[http://usghof.org/files/bio/f_orlofsky/f_orlofsky.html ORLOFSKY, Fred]. usghof.org</ref>
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 2 December 2024

Fred Orlofsky
Orlofsky in 1960
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Charles Orlofsky
Born(1937-04-08)April 8, 1937
North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country representedUnited States
College teamSouthern Illinois Salukis
GymSwiss Turners[1]
Former coach(es)Bob Miles
Frank Cumiskey
Vincent D'Autorio
Bill Meade[1]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team

Frederick Charles Orlofsky (born April 8, 1937) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished fifth with the team. He was part of the American team that won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games.[2]

Orlofsky was born in North Bergen, New Jersey.[2] He competed for William L. Dickinson High School and Southern Illinois Salukis men's gymnastics teams.[1] He won 1960 AAU titles in all-around, rings, and parallel bars, placing second on the horizontal bar and third on the pommel horse. He won a 1961 NCAA title on the rings and placed second all-around in 1961–63. After retiring from competitions he coached gymnasts at Western Michigan University from 1966 to 1996. Between 1964 and 2000 he also judged competitions, both nationally and internationally. In 1985 he was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[2][1]

Orlofsky is married to Holly Dee Brown, they have three children. He lives in Florida.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e ORLOFSKY, Fred. usghof.org
  2. ^ a b c Fred Orlofsky. sports-reference.com
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