Don Peters is a former American gymnastics coach and head coach of the United States women's gymnastics team at the

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. He was hired as head coach SCATS Gymnastics, a gymnastics club in

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. Peters played football at Bellmar High School under coach

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and later played at

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. He later attended

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and was a member of the

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gymnastics team and was team captain for his last year. Peters coached at Grossfeld School of Gymnastics then later SCATS Gymnastics. He became the head coach of the United States women's national artistic gymnastics team and oversaw their team silver medal at the

. In 2011, Peters was banned for life by

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after allegations surfaced that he had sexually assaulted three teenage gymnasts.

References

Gymnasts accuse renowned coach of sex abuse
Published: September 23, 2011, Updated: March 16, 2012, 5:22 p.m., by SCOTT M. REID / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

The Huffington Post, November 16, 2011
Olympic Gymnastics Coach Banned for Life After Sex Abuse Allegations
KTLA News, 6:09 p.m. PST, November 16, 2011

External links

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Don Peters profile on SCATS website
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