Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American former gymnast. She is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion. She currently lives in Allen, Texas.
More about Carly Patterson (From Wikipedia)
Pre-Olympic Career
Patterson was at a cousin's birthday party at a gymnastics club in 1994 when a coach at the gym saw her and asked her mother if she was taking lessons. When her mother said no the read more...
2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Patterson competed as an all-around athlete and delivered outstanding performances in the preliminary competition, finishing first overall, qualifying read more...
After Athens
Soon after the Olympic games ended, it was discovered that Carly had a couple of bulging disks in her lower back. The problem has apparently been festering for years, but had somehow read more...