| Courtney McCool | |
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 McCool at the 2004 Olympic Games | |
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Full name |
Courtney Lynn McCool |
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Country represented |
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Born |
April 1 1988 |
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Years on National Team |
2003-2004 |
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Club |
GAGE |
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Coach(es) |
Al Fong & Armine Barutyan Fong |
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Current status |
Retired |
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College team |
Georgia Gymdogs |
Courtney Lynn McCool (born April 1, 1988 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American gymnast, who was a team member in the 2004 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastic team. Although she didn't compete in the team finals, she helped the team place second, earning the silver medal behind Romania. Featured among Inside Gymnastics Magazine's "50 Most Photogenic Gymnasts of 2005," She was known for combining beautiful technique with explosive power.
Career[]
McCool was coached by Al and Armine Fong of Great American Gymnastic Express in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the runner-up at 2003's Junior US Championships, and vaulted her way to a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. At sixteen years old and in her first year as a senior gymnast, McCool was the runner-up at March's American Cup and the all-around champion at the Olympic Test Event in Athens where she was the only gymnast to qualify for all four event finals, winning the silver on vault and bronze on bars. In 2004 McCool placed fourth in the all-around at the US National Championships and second all-around at the US Olympic Trials, all but guaranteeing her a spot on the Olympic Team.
McCool attended the University of Georgia as a Georgia Gymdog alongside Olympic teammate and best friend Courtney Kupets. During her four years as a Gymdog, the team won 3 NCAA National titles. The only year McCool was not a championship-winning team was her senior year following a change in head coaches.
Medal Count[]
| Year | Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2003 | Junior American Classic | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Junior US Classic | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Junior U.S. National Championships | 2nd | ||||||
| Massilia Gym Cup | 3rd | ||||||
| Santo Domingo Pan American Games | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| 2004 | American Cup | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Olympic Test Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| U.S. National Championships | 4 | 2nd | |||||
| U.S. Olympic Trials | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Athens Olympic Games | 2nd |