Rachel Gowey
| Rachel Gowey | |||||||||||||
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| — Gymnast — | |||||||||||||
| Full name | Rachel Kathryn Gowey | ||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
October 3, 1997 Des Moines, Iowa, United States | ||||||||||||
| Hometown | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 lb (43 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2014-present (USA) | ||||||||||||
| Gym | Chow's | ||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Liang Chow | ||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Liwen Zhuang | ||||||||||||
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Rachel Kathryn Gowey (born October 3, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a U.S. National Team member, a position she has held since 2014. At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, she was part of the gold-winning US team, also winning gold individually on the uneven bars.
She is one of the few gymnasts who is capable of performing a 3½ twist on floor exercise.
Competitive history
2013
Gowey became a Senior International Elite in 2013 and advanced to the USA Gymnastics National Championships, but was unable to compete there due to a back injury.[1]
2014
Gowey was added to the U.S. National Team in 2014.[2] Since her addition to the squad, she was named to the U.S. delegation to the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy in Venice, Italy. She finished 5th in the all-around with a score of 56.750.[3]
Gowey competed at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic, placing 4th scoring 57.000.[4] She was scheduled to compete at the 2014 P&G U.S National Championships but had to withdraw after fracturing her ankle on her triple twist dismount on the balance beam at podium training. After recovering and attending national team camps, Gowey was added back to the team on November 25, 2014.[5]
2015
At the Pan American Games in Toronto (July 11-15, 2015), she was part of the US team that won gold convincingly. She also won gold on the uneven bars with a score of 14.725. Following the P&G Championships, where she placed 6th on the uneven bars (15.350 Day 1 + 14.700 Day 2 = 30.050) and 6th on the balance beam (14.400 Day 1 + 14.350 Day 2 = 28.750), Gowey was named to the Senior National Team and is invited to the 2015 Worlds Selection Camp in September.
On November 11, 2015, she officially signed the National Letter of Intent to the University of Florida.[6]
Personal life
Gowey was born in Des Moines, Iowa and currently resides in Urbandale. She is a member of the Johnston High School class of 2016 and plans to compete for the University of Florida Gators following graduation.[1]
References
- 1 2 "GymDivas.Us | Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". gymdivas.us. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ ":: USA Gymnastics :: Rachel Gowey ::". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "7° Trofeo Città di Jesolo – Classifica individuale" (PDF). 22 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14classic_sr.pdf
- ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=15218&prog=h
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JennyRowlandUF/status/664463750234308608