Christina "Christy" Renee Henrich (July 18, 1972 – July 26, 1994) was a world-class American artistic gymnast.
Training with Al Fong at the Great American Gymnastics Express club in Blue Springs, Missouri, Henrich made the U.S. national gymnastics team in 1986 after placing fifth all-around in the junior division at the U.S. National Championships. She continued to climb through the elite ranks over the next four years, placing ninth at the 1988 ...
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Christina "Christy" Renee Henrich (July 18, 1972 – July 26, 1994) was a world-class American artistic gymnast.
Training with Al Fong at the Great American Gymnastics Express club in Blue Springs, Missouri, Henrich made the U.S. national gymnastics team in 1986 after placing fifth all-around in the junior division at the U.S. National Championships. She continued to climb through the elite ranks over the next four years, placing ninth at the 1988 Olympic Trials and winning the silver medal in the all-around at the 1989 U.S. National Championships. She represented the United States at the 1989 World Championships in Stuttgart, placing fourth with the American team and just missing a medal in the uneven bars final. One of Henrich's original balance beam leaps was named after her in the Code of Points; as of 2007 the skill is still included in the Code and carries a 'C' difficulty rating.
While Henrich was succeeding in gymnastics, her health was beginning to suffer from an eating...
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