Armando Vega | |
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Full name | Jose Armando Vega |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Hurley, New Mexico, U.S. | October 24, 1935
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Gym | Los Angeles Turners |
College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (1956–57, 1959) |
Jose Armando Vega (born October 24, 1935) is an American former gymnast and coach. He competed in eight events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]
Vega attended Pennsylvania State University and was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team from 1956 through 1959, however did not participate in the 1958 season as he was on a gymnastics tour of Europe and was gone for the semester. [2] [3] He won multiple NCAA Championships and was named captain of the Penn State team for his final season in 1959. [2]
Later, Vega was a member of Los Angeles Turners. [4]
Armando Vega | |
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Full name | Jose Armando Vega |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Hurley, New Mexico, U.S. | October 24, 1935
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Gym | Los Angeles Turners |
College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (1956–57, 1959) |
Jose Armando Vega (born October 24, 1935) is an American former gymnast and coach. He competed in eight events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]
Vega attended Pennsylvania State University and was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnastics team from 1956 through 1959, however did not participate in the 1958 season as he was on a gymnastics tour of Europe and was gone for the semester. [2] [3] He won multiple NCAA Championships and was named captain of the Penn State team for his final season in 1959. [2]
Later, Vega was a member of Los Angeles Turners. [4]