Louis Bordo
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Full name | Louis John Bordo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 2, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 27, 2001 (aged 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (1941–1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | South Philadelphia High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Gene Wettstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | c. 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis John Bordo (June 2, 1920 – February 27, 2001) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bordo attended South Philadelphia High School and competed for the school's gymnastics team.[2][3] He graduated high school in 1939 and later enrolled at Pennsylvania State University to pursue gymnastics.[4]
Gymnastics career
As a gymnast, Bordo was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team from 1941 to 1943.[5] He served as team captain for his final season in 1943.[5]
Bordo was inducted into the National Gymnastics Judges Association Hall of Fame in 1979.[6] In 1991, he was inducted to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[7]
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