Cathy Rigby - Wikipedia
WEBCathleen Roxanne Rigby (later Mason, later McCoy; born December 12, 1952), known as Cathy Rigby, is an actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast. Her performance in the 1968 Summer Olympics helped to popularize the sport of gymnastics in the United States.
Rigby Helped Change Balance of Power - Los Angeles Times
WEBAug 28, 2002 · Cathy Rigby, who grew up in Los Alamitos, was the youngest member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team at 15. She placed 16th in the all-around competition, the best finish by a U.S. woman to that...
1972: Profiles of Cathy Rigby – Gymnastics History
WEBLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Cathy Rigby, blonde pigtails flying, cartwheels on a four-inch-wide beam of wood and hurls her 90-pound body around rods of steel. This 19-year-old, 4-foot-11 fearless female is the greatest hope the United States has had for its first Olympic medal in women’s gymnastics.
As Peter Pan, Cathy Rigby is soaring at 60 - Los Angeles Times
WEBJan 7, 2013 · Cathy Rigby flies across the Pantages Theatre stage from Jan. 15 through 27 in J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” reprising her signature role, which earned her a 1991 Tony nomination.
Review: At 59, Cathy Rigby still is ‘Peter Pan’ - Los Angeles Times
WEBJun 5, 2012 · Now, at 59, she is once again soaring and scattering pixie dust at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, in a touring production by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, the company she runs with...
Her Fantastic Third Act: Cathy Rigby, Former Olympic Gymnast …
WEBApr 6, 2015 · In more than 3,000 performances, from Broadway to China, two-time Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby was, for several generations of theatergoers, the boy who wouldn’t grow up. She soared over audiences’ upturned chins in the musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” for nearly 30 years, making human flight look so natural that adults ...
Cathy Rigby Talks About Playing Peter Pan at 59 - Backstage
WEBAug 15, 2012 · On Dec. 12, former Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby turned 59. Two days later, she began a two-week run at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, where she is performing the title...
Olympic gymnast and representative of life on Earth - BBC
WEBDec 21, 2022 · Olympic gymnast and representative of life on Earth. An image of Cathy Rigby was chosen to travel on a NASA space probe to teach aliens about the human body. But as she became a star athlete...
Rigby, Cathy - USA Gymnastics
WEBCathy Rigby. Two-time Olympian and World Cup all-around champion Cathy Rigby assembled a career that often found her on the podium. Rigby medaled 12 times at major events from 1969-1972, most of which came on the balance beam or the all-around.
Cathleen R. RIGBY - Olympics.com
WEBCathy Rigby was the first real American female gymnastics star on television. Her biggest moment came in 1970 when she was the first American to win a World Championship medal, taking silver on the balance beam.
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