Carly Patterson
Gold Medal Winning Olympic Gymnast
Carly Patterson
Gold Medal Winning Olympic Gymnast
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About Carly Patterson
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Carly Patterson became the first American woman in 20 years to win the All-Around Olympic Gold medal since Mary Lou Retton in 1984. The 2004 Olympic Champion, Carly Patterson, was born February 4, 1988, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the first of two children to Ricky and Natalie Patterson.
Carly began gymnastics in 1994, after attending a cousin's birthday party at Elite Gymnastics in Baton Rouge. Less than a decade later, she made her debut at the senior international ...