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1976 and 1978
World Champion Jim Bertz conducted a very
insightful interview of Jack Leonard on
behalf of AcrobaticSports.com and the USTTAA. You can
read the interview in the document attached below. The
document also features some great articles and
pictures.
Jack
Leonard was one of the greatest tumblers from the
pre-World Championships era. He was crowned U.S. Senior
National Tumbling Champion in 1972. He was also the
recipient fo the 1973 Griswold-Nissen Trophy. In college,
Leonard led the Ohio State University
gymnastics team to the Big Ten Champion title.
After his
retirement from competition, he was involved in coaching U.S.
international gymnast Dominique Dawes.
He is now living in Hawaii where he owns the gym called Kauai
Gymnastics Academy.
Link to Jack Leonard's
profile
Link to the Kauai Gymnastics Academy's
website
Link to the USTTAA website
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