Scott Keswick is a retired American gymnast who competed in the 1992 Olympic Games.

Childhood and junior career

Keswick was born on 3 March 1970 in

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. The son of an Air Force sergeant, Keswick moved around as a child. He considers

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

his home town. Keswick first became interested in

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

when he was seven-years old and living in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

while his father was stationed there. He was instructed on trampoline by local coaches (few Iranians were gymnasts). They noticed his talent and suggested he train for the sport when he returned to the United States. Keswick participated in the 1985 Junior Olympics and earned a bronze in the all-around, along with a gold on parallel bars and a silver on vault. At the 1987 Junior Olympics he moved up to win gold in the all-around, along with golds on still rings, vault, and parallel bars, as well as a bronze on floor.

College career

Keswick competed for

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from 1988 to 1992, earning eight all-Americans. He overlapped with teammate Chris Waller, who was also in the 1992 Olympics, for his first two years. As a freshman, Keswick won the

Nissen Award The Nissen Award (Nissen Emery Award) is the award given to the best male collegiate gymnast in the United States. The award reflects admirable scholarship and moral characteristics as well as sporting success. List of winners See also * AAI Awa ...

References

External links

*
Scott Keswick
at USA Gymnastics

Interviews and commentary

interview
1993 Winter Cup
interview
1994 Hilton Challenge
Fluff
(human interest piece) from the 1996 National Championships, discussing his back injury
Fluff
(human interest piece) from the 1996 Olympic Trials, discussing 1992 Olympic disappointment

Routines

Floor
(1992 U.S. Championships, 9.70)
Pommel horse
(1992 U.S. Championships, 9.70)
Still rings
(1992 American Cup, "perfect 10.00")
Vault
(1993 Winter Cup, 9.45)
Parallel bars
(1992 American Cup, 9.70)
High bar
(1994 Hilton Challenge, 9.60) UCLA Bruins men's gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the United States Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people 1970 births Sportspeople from Washington, D.C. American male artistic gymnasts {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub