Marian Emma Barone (March 18, 1924 – May 14, 1996) was an American gymnast who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Barone was born Marian Emma Twining in

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, Pennsylvania on March 18, 1924. She died in

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, Virginia on May 14, 1996, at the age of 72.

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* 1924 births 1996 deaths American female track and field athletes American female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub