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Alicia Sacramone Profile |
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Birth Date: December 3, 1987
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Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth Name: Alicia Marie Sacramone
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Height: 5'1"
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Biography |
Alicia Sacramone is a retired American artistic gymnast. A
member of the U.S. National Team, she is the 2005 World
Champion on floor exercise, the 2008 U.S. National Champion
on vault, and a seven-time medalist at the World Artistic
Gymnastics Championships. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she
won a silver medal competing for the USA in the artistic
gymnastics team all-around competition.
Sacramone began gymnastics at the age of eight, began
competing in the elite ranks in 2002 and joined the U.S.
national team in 2003. Since 2005 she has been a key member
of the U.S. team, and has won two World Championship titles
and seven World Championships medals in total. Shannon
Miller and Nastia Liukin are the only American gymnasts to
hold more World Championships medals than Sacramone; 1970s
gymnast Kurt Thomas also has seven. Sacramone has also
become known as the "spiritual and social leader" of the
U.S. gymnastics team, frequently rallying and supporting her
teammates and offering advice in stressful situations. |
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Has an older brother, Jonathan
Attending Brown University (2006).
2005 Worlds: floor gold & vault bronze
2005 U.S. national floor & vault champ.
2006 U.S. national floor (tie) & vault champ.
2006 Worlds: team & vault silver.
2007 Worlds: team gold, floor silver & vault bronze.
2008 Olympics U.S. women's gymnastics team captain.
2008 Olympics: team silver.
Is of Italian descent. |
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since May 4, 2009