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Kanati Allen
Personal information
Full nameJames Kanati Allen
Country representedUnited States
Born(1947-01-25)January 25, 1947
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 2011(2011-12-31) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
College teamUCLA Bruins

James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011)[1] was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed for the seventh-place U.S. team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Allen, who was of black and Native American descent, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1968 U.S. Olympian Kanati Allen Passes". intlgymnast. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kanati Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  3. ^ Hersch, Philip (February 29, 2016). "Simone Biles And Gabby Douglas Are Latest And Greatest Heroes In A Storied History Of African-American Gymnasts". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2018.