Peter Kormann

Peter Martin Kormann (born June 21, 1955)^[1] is an American retired gymnast and gymnastics coach. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. At the 1976 Olympics, he became the first American to medal in a competition against the Soviets when he won a bronze medal in the men's floor competition.^[2][3][4] Kormann's bronze medal was also the first Olympic medal of any type won by an American gymnast in 44 years.^[5]

Peter Kormann
Kormann in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Peter Martin Kormann
Born	(1955-06-21) June 21, 1955 (age 69) Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
College team	Southern Connecticut State Owls
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 Pan American Games 2 0 0 Total 2 0 1 Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Floor Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City Team 1975 Mexico City Floor

Kormann competed for Southern Connecticut State University under coach Abie Grossfeld. In 1977, Kormann won the Nissen Award (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).^[6] Peter went on to coach at the United States Naval Academy, the Ohio State University and was named head coach of the USA men's team from 1996 to 2001.

Kormann currently owns Yellow Jackets Gymnastics with his two sons in Massachusetts.^[7]