Peter Vidmar

Peter Vidmar ( born June 3, 1961 in Los Angeles, California ) is a retired American gymnast. He was two -time Olympic champion.

Vidmar studied at the University of California, Los Angeles and won three NCAA titles. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won silver in the individual all-around and together with Li Ning Gold on Pommel Horse. Both athletes were given the rating 19,950. With the U.S. team he brought in the team all-around also the gold medal. On the horizontal bar and rings he reached each place 4

1998 Vidmar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. He is the host of the Peter Vidmar Invitational tournament at the Brentwood School in Los Angeles. Vidmar Turn presenter for CBS and ESPN. He currently works as a motivational speaker. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints.