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Jun 10, 1938 Windsor, Ontario, Canada 85 years old
Canadian gymnast, Olympic athlete, American college gymnastics coach
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About Ernestine Russell
- Ernestine Jean Russell (born June 10, 1938), later known by her married names Ernestine Carter and Ernestine Weaver, is a Canadian former gymnast and American former college gymnastics coach.
- She represented Canada in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.
- Although Russell won no medals in her two Olympic appearances, she is regarded as Canada's first notable female Olympic gymnast and contributed significantly to the growing popularity of women's gymnastics in Canada and the United States. Russell later became a college gymnastics coach, leading the women's programs at Clarion State College and the University of Florida, where her teams won three college national championships.
