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American artistic gymnast

Kanati Allen
Personal information
Full nameJames Kanati Allen
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)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country representedUnited States
College teamUCLA Bruins

James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011) 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. Allen, who was of black and Native American descent, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.

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.

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