Samantha Peszek - 2008 Olympic Gymnast

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Who Is Samantha Peszek?

Samantha Peszek is 16 years old and a powerhouse gymnast on the USA National Team. She is the first of two daughters to Ed and Luan Peszek, was born on December 14, 1991 in McCordsville, Indiana. As an energetic toddler Samantha took up gymnastics in 1993 at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Indiana. She progressed rapidly, and at age 9 was a member of the TOPS National Team. A year later, Samantha was on the TOPS team again as a 10 year old. By 2003, it was evident Samantha's talent was developing quickly, and as an 11 year old level 10 she placed 8th at the Regional Championships. That finish was only a small indicator of things to come.

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Who is Samantha Peszek?

Samantha Peszek (born December 14, 1991 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American national team gymnast. She is a member of the United States' 2008 Olympic women's gymnastics team."Olympians At Last." NBCOlympics.com. July 19, 2008. Accessed on July 19, 2008.

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SamanthaPeszek.Com: NEWS, RESULTS, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOS HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM THE 2008 OLYMPIC TRIALS.
USA Gymnastics Bio: Peszek was a member of the 2007 World Championships and the 2007 Pan American Games Teams that claimed the team gold medals...
Samantha Peszek Profile: Peszek is the oldest daughter of Ed, Regional Vice President, and Luan, publications director at USA Gymnastics. She has one younger sister, Jessica, who is a Level 9 gymnast.
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116th Street Will Close For Parade; Samantha Peszek is Grand Marshal: A few Fishers roads will be closed on Sunday, June 28 from 3 PM to 6 PM due to the annual Fishers Freedom Festival's Main Parade. But it is at the Fishers Police Department's discretion to close the roads a little earlier if the ...
Samantha Peszek's training schedule « Shergymrag: Samantha Peszek's training schedule. By shergymrag. Sam trains six days a week from 1 pm to ?6:30 or 7-ish? according to this article. The article also says that this routine is required in order to be part of the team in Beijing. ...
Who will win the 2009 Worlds? « The Gymblog: But I'd add Sloan's training partner and fellow Olympian Samantha Peszek to the list (if she's still training whole hog), as well as Jana Bieger (out for redemption for being left off the 2008 Olympic team) and even Shayla Worley ...