Dominique Dawes

Dominique Dawes

Created by: René Solar

Dominique Dawes

Fast Facts

Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.

Residence: College Park, Md.

Birth Date/Place: November 20, 1976/Silver Spring, Md.

Parents: Don & Loretta Dawes

Siblings: Danielle 23, and Don 13

Height: 5', 2 1/2 in

Weight: 110 lbs

Club: Hill's Gymnastics

Coach: Kelli Hill

School: University of Maryland

Year in School: Sophomore

Years on Senior National Team: 6 (1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97)

Began Gymnastics: 1983

Hobbies: Cooking, going to movies, singing, Dancing, and Acting

Biography

Dominique was a member of the 1996 Gold Medal Olympic Team where she also became the first African-American to win an individual event medal with her bronze on floor. She and her teammates appeared on the Wheaties cereal box and have also appeared on numerous television shows since their gold medal win. Dawes won all four events at the 1996 Coca-Cola National Championships making her third national vault, bars, beam and fourth floor exercise title in her career. Dominique is a 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist and a four-time World Championships medalist. She swept the 1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, winning the all-around and all four event titles. She was the first gymnast to accomplish this feat since Joyce Tanac Schroeder won the all-around and all four events at the 1969 AAU National Championships. Dominique was the 1995 recipient of the Arch McDonald Award presented by the Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C. She also won the 1995 Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award, presented annually to two outstanding athletes who have demonstrated good citizenship. She was named 1994 Sportsperson of the Year by USA Gymnastics and was a finalist for the 1994 Sullivan Awards, an honor given to the top amateur athlete in the country. Her coach and teammates call her "Awesome Dawesome."

International Competition

1996 World Pro Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2nd-Team

1996 USA vs The World, Houston, TX.; 1st-Team

1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.; 1st-Team, 17th(t)-AA, 3rd-FX, 4th-UB, 6th-V

1996 Individual Event World Championships, San Juan, Puerto Rico; 3rd-BB, 11th-UB

1995 Budget Rent a car Invitational, San Jose, Calif.; 1st-Team, 2nd-AA

1995 Visa Challenge, Fairfax, Va.; 1st-Team, 7th-V, 1st-UB & BB (did not compete all-around)

1994 Fukuoka Cup, Fukuoka, Japan; 4th-V, 2nd(t)-UB, 1st(t)-BB, 3rd(t)-FX

1994 Chunichi Cup, Nagoya City, Japan; 6h-AA, 4th-V, 1st-UB & BB, 2nd(t)-FX

1994 Team World Championships, Dortmund, Germany; 2nd-Team

1994 Hilton Challenge, Phoenix, Ariz.; 1st-Team, 1st-AA

1994 World Gymnastics Championships, Brisbane Australia; 5th-AA, 4th-UB, 6th-BB & FX

1994 International Mixed Pairs, West Palm Beach, Fla.; 1st-AA (with John Roethlisberger)

1994 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 1st-AA, V, BB & FX

1994 Reese's World Gymnastics Cup, Baltimore, Md.; 2nd-AA, UB, BB & FX

1993 Hilton Challenge, Los Angeles, Calif.; 1st-Team, 2nd-AA

1993 World Gymnastics Championships, Birmingham, Great Britain; 4th-AA, 2nd-UB & BB

1993 Reebok International Mixed Pairs, Atlanta, Ga.; 8th-AA (with Gregg Curtis)

1993 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 7th-AA (preliminaries)

1992 Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain; 3rd-Team, 26th-AA (Competition I)

1992 World Gymnastics Championships, Paris, France; (advanced to semi-finals-16th-V)

1992 Dodge Challenge: USA vs. Japan, Phoenix, Ariz.; 1st-AA & Team (10.00-FX)

1991 Dutch Open, The Hague, Netherlands; 2nd-AA, 3rd-FX, 4th-V, 6th-UB, 2nd-BB

1991 McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Atlanta, Ga.; 7th-AA (with Daniel Giubellini, SUI)

1991 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 5th-AA (preliminary competition)

1990 Trofeu Principle de Asturias, Ovieda, Spain; 10th-AA 1989 Konica Grand Prix, Brisbane, Australia; 16th-A

National Competition

1996 U.S. Trials-Gymnastics, Boston, Mass.; 1st-AA

1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 6th-AA, 1st-V, UB, BB & FX

1996 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Tulsa, Okla.; 2nd-AA

1995 World Team Trials, Austin, Texas; 5th-AA

1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 4th-AA, 1st-UB & FX, 3rd-BB, 4th-V

1994 NationsBank World Team Trials, Richmond, Va.; 1st-AA

1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 1st-AA, V, UB, BB & FX

1994 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Orlando, Fla.; 1st-AA

1993 Coca-Cola National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 2nd-AA, 1st-V & BB, 2nd-FX, 3rd-UB

1993 U.S. Classic, Austin, Texas; 1st-AA

1993 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Murray, Utah; 2nd-AA, UB & FX, 1st-V, 4th-BB

1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Baltimore, Md.; 4th-AA

1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; 4th-AA, 1st-UB

1991 World Championships Team Trials, Indianapolis, Ind.; 15th-AA (injured-did not finish)

1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 9th-AA, 1st(t)-FX

1991 U.S. Classic, Huntington Beach, Calif.; 6th-AA

1990 American Classic, Tempe, Ariz.; 6th-AA, 2nd-FX

1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 3rd-AA (junior division)

1989 American Classic, Dallas, Texas; 4th-AA & FX, 3rd-V & BB, 8th-UB

1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 12th-AA (Junior National Championships)

1989 American Classic, Oakland, Calif.; 4th-AA, 2nd-V, 3rd-UB, 6th-FX, 9th-BB (junior division)

1988 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Houston, Texas; 17th(t)-AA (junior division)

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