Larry Banner

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Larry Banner
A sketch of Banner from the Los Angeles Daily News in 1953.
Personal information
Full nameLawrence Shyres Banner
Country representedUnited States
Born(1936-06-06)June 6, 1936
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 2013(2013-11-28) (aged 77)
Modesto, California, U.S.
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
GymLos Angeles Turners
College teamUCLA Bruins

Lawrence Shyres "Larry" Banner (June 6, 1936 – November 28, 2013) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Banner attended Van Nuys High School.[2]

Banner was a teacher and taught for 16 years at Turlock High School.[2] He curated the website, www.gymnasticshalloffame.org, which included detailed biographies of those influential to the sport where coverage from USA Gymnastics was lacking.[2] Contributors to his research included fellow USA Gymnastics Hall of Famers Abie Grossfeld and Jerry Wright.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Banner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Holliday, Tom (October 15, 2006). "Getting to know them". The Modesto Bee. pp. C1 & C5. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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