Tim Daggett

Tim Daggett

Tim Daggett (born 22 May 1962) is an American gymnast born in Springfield, Massachusetts and an Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of West Springfield High School and UCLA, who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, along with Bart Conner, Peter Vidmar and Mitch Gaylord. [cite web
author = UCLA History Project
title = This Month in History, July 28 - Aug. 12, 1984… The 23rd Olympiad
publisher = UC Regents
url = http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/fun/ThisMonth_AugOlympiad.asp
accessdate = 2007-01-28
] In addition to the team gold medal, he earned an individual bronze medal on the pommel horse.

Personal

Daggett began in gymnastics at the age of 12. While he was a college student at UCLA he completed in NCAA Division I gymnastics. He graduated from UCLA in 1986 with a degree in psychology.

Gymnastics record

U.S. Nationals

* 1982 — 4th AA, 5th PH, 6th RG (tie), 6th PB,
* 1983 — 5th AA, 1st PH, 2nd HB
* 1984 — 4th AA, 5th FX, 1st PH, 2nd RG (tie), 1st PB (tie), 1st HB (tie)
* 1985 — 3rd AA, 2nd PH, 1st PB, 3rd FX
* 1986 — 1st AA, 6th PH, 3rd RG, 3rd V, 1st PB, 4th HB
* 1988 — 43rd AA (withdrew due to injury), 5th PH

U.S. Olympic Trials

* 1984 — 3rd AA
* 1988 — 23rd AA (withdrew due to injury)

World Championships

* 1983 — 4th Team
* 1985 — 9th Team , 25th AA
* 1987 — 9th Team (During the vault, Daggett suffered shattered bones in his left leg in an unfortunate landing)

Olympics

* 1984 — 1st Team , 3rd PH, 4th HB (tie)

Television commentator

Since his retirement following the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Daggett has worked as a television commentator, covering the gymnastics events for NBC at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, and Beijing. He is the primary commentator for NBC gymnastics. Tim Daggett is know as the "Bad boy of gymnastics".

Daggett is married to Deanne (née Lazer), formerly a collegiate level gymnast at Eastern Michigan University and now an M.D. practicing anesthesiology. Their children are Peter and Carlie Daggett.

Gymnastics coach

He is also the proprietor of a gymnastics facility in Agawam, Massachusetts, and coaches a competitive Boys Junior Olympic Team Program.

Notes

References

*cite web|accessdate=2008-08-14
url=http://www.gymnpics.com/gymnasticgreats/mag/daggett.htm
title=What ever happened to Tim Daggett?
publisher=GynmasticsGreats.com

External links

*cite web|accessdate=2008-08-14
url=http://www.timdaggett.com/
title=Tim Daggett's home page

*cite web|accessdate=2008-08-14
url=http://www.daggettgymnastics.com/
title=Tim Daggett Gold Medal Gymnastics


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