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Marvin Kimble

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Marvin Kimble
Full nameMarvin Kimble
Country representedUnited States
Born (1995-10-27) October 27, 1995 (age 29)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2014–2019
GymBeaches Gymnastics
Salto Gymnastics Center
USOTC
Team Hilton
Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Andrey Kan
Assistant coach(es)Anthony Ingrelli
RetiredMay 2021
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 2 0 0
Pan American Championships 1 1 0
Pacific Rim Championships 2 0 0
Total 5 1 0
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Pommel horse
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mississauga Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mississauga Pommel horse
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellín Pommel horse

Marvin Kimble (born October 27, 1995) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and in 2015, Kimble and Jossimar Calvo of Colombia won the gold medal in the men's pommel horse event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Early life and education

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Kimble was born on October 27, 1995, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Marvin Kimble and Carolyn Crenshaw. He trained at Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy. He attended Alexander Hamilton High School and graduated in 2014.

Gymnastics career

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Kimble competed at the 2015 Winter Cup and won gold on rings, silver on pommel horse, and bronze on parallel bars.[2] He competed at the 2016 Winter Cup where he won bronze on horizontal bar.[3] He again competed at the 2018 Winter Cup where he won gold on vault and silver in the all-around.[4]

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's pommel horse event at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships held in Medellín, Colombia.[5]

Kimble is also known for his horizontal bar, parallel bars, and rings. He has won multiple titles in those events and the All Around. In 2018 he won the silver on the horizontal bar at the Doha World Cup. He also got 7th on Parallel Bars and 8th on the Rings. In 2017 Marvin won the silver at the Cottbus World Cup. Marvin attended the 2017 World Championship in Montreal Canada.

Kimble trained with Donnell Whittenburg at Salto Gymnastics Center, with hopes of qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but retired a month before the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (July 15, 2015). "Black and Calvo Moreno scoop double Toronto 2015 gold on final day of artistic gymnastics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ruggeri wins 2015 Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mikulak wins 2016 Winter Cup Challenge". wintercup.com. February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mikulak, Hong win Winter Cup Challenge all-around titles". wintercup.com. February 17, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's senior result". 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Feng, Kelly (May 29, 2021). "Olympic Gymnastics Hopeful Marvin Kimble Retires". flogymnastics.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Brooks, Mackenzie (June 3, 2021). "Marvin Kimble retires one month shy of Olympic Trials". gymnastics-now.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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