21. Mai 2005  
Oklahoma City, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

9th Annual INTERNATIONAL HALL of FAME Induction Ceremony

Svetlana Boginskaya, on of the the new IGHOF member...

INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST reports...:
Having amassed more than 50 World and Olympic medals, four legends of gymnastics will be honored on May 20, 2005 at the ninth annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The black-tie induction ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City. The outstanding class of 2005 consists of Olympic legends Svetlana Boginskaya (Belarus), Valery Liukin (Kazakhstan), Akinori Nakayama (Japan), and Erika Zuchold (Germany).
Daniel Baumat, Technology Manager of Swiss Timing, will receive the 'International Order of Merit' for Lifetime Achievement.....

Erika Zuchold - third German gymnast as IGHOF membership. She was the first woman world wide with a flic flac on beam (1964)
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... more on INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST:
Also being honored in Oklahoma City are 2004 Olympic all-around champions Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson, who were voted '2004 Gymnasts of the Year' by thousands of journalists and fans around the world. Patterson will be in attendance to accept her award.

'The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame exists to recognize these incredible legends for their immeasurable impact on gymnastics,' said Bart Conner, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame board member. 'Their individual contributions go beyond their considerable competitive achievements. Their tremendous innovations, character, and personality continue to make them idols for every generation of young gymnasts everywhere. It is not the medals they win but the great athletes themselves which are the treasures of gymnastics.'
Source/photos: International Gymnast, USA