Sandra Marlene Ruddick (née ''Anderson''; September 3, 1932 – October 10, 2017) was an American artistic gymnast. She competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

with the best individual result of 46th place on the vault and

uneven bars The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or ...

. Sandra was married to Robert Ruddick Jr and had 3 Children; Dave Ruddick, Kathi Ruddick-Waite, and Robert Ruddick. She remarried Al John, she has a step-son Leo and Step daughter MaryAnn. In 2012 she was inducted into the Indiana Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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