FULL NAME: Carly Patterson

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BIRTHDATE/PLACE: February 4, 1988/Baton Rouge, LA

HOMETOWN/RESIDENCE: Baton Rouge, LA/Allen, TX

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CLUB/COACH: WOGA/Evgeny Marchenko & Natasha Boyarskaya

FAMILY: Mother, Natalie; Father, Ricky

BEGAN GYMNASTICS: 1994

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2001 International Team Championships AA Champion, 1st team; 2000 Top Gym Junior International Invitational--2nd AA, 3rd beam, 4th bars, 5th vault, 6th floor; 2000 Nationals--2nd beam, 4th AA & floor; 2000 US Classic Beam Champion, 3rd AA, 6th floor; 2000 American Classic--6th beam.

ROUTINES: VAULT: handspring-front pike 1/2
BARS: Stalder-full, Tkatchev; tucked full-out.
BEAM: Stag jump mount; front aerial; ff layout full; front tuck, double stag ring jump; RO ff Arabian double front.
FLOOR: RO ff Arabian double front; RO ff 2 1/2 twist, punch front layout; RO ff double pike.

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FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE

EVENT: Beam

HOBBIES: Swimming, bike riding, computers

GYMNAST: Mary Lou Retton

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OTHER FACTS:

Carly homeschools, and she is in 7th grade.

She likes Christian music.

She wants to be a dentist.