Gymnastics: Cathy Rigby, heart of a champion

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It was on a night just like tonight that I first saw Cathy Rigby compete in the 1968 Mexico City Games. I was six-years old, and I was captivated. She flew through the air, landed on her feet with such strength, used her arms and hands like a ballerina. And that smile. She was a born performer. By 1972, she had won twelve medals in international competitions, eight of them gold.

And, in 1968, in Mexico City, on a night just like tonight, Cathy Rigby did not win a medal.

She won our hearts.