Marissa King
Marissa Petra King (born April 20, 1991) is an English gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as well as the 2007 and 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Marissa is the daughter of a British father and Thai mother and began gymnastics at age 8. During her elite career she trained at the Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club and currently competes for the University of Florida Gators NCAA gymnastics team. In 2011 she became the NCAA National Champion on vault with a score of 9.875 as well as being a 6-time All American.
Read more about Marissa King: Elite Career History, NCAA Career History
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