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Peter Vidmar is the
highest scoring American
gymnast in Olympic history.
The winner of numerous
national and international
titles, Peter finished his
successful career at the
1984 Olympic Games.
As the USA men's gymnastics
team captain, he led his
teammates to America's first
team gold medal with their
stunning upset victory over
the defending world
champions, the People's
Republic of China. He went
on to win the silver medal
in the individual all-around
competition (the first
American to have won an
Olympic All-Around medal),
and with a perfect score of
10, he captured the gold
medal on the pommel horse.
Peter continues to
contribute to the Olympic
movement today. He serves as
the Co-Chairman of the US
Olympic Committee Summer
Sports Summit, an annual
series of workshops designed
to prepare America's medal
hopefuls to win Gold in
future Olympics. Peter has
worked for many years as the
gymnastics commentator for
CBS Sports and ESPN and
continues to work as a
journalist or broadcaster at
each summer Olympics. Peter
has served on the
President's Council on
Physical Fitness & Sports,
the Executive Board of the
United States Olympic
Committee, and the Executive
Committee of USA Gymnastics.
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