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}} Peter Glen Vidmar (born June 3, 1961) is an American gymnast and Olympic medalist. He won gold medals in the men's all-around team competition and the pommel horse competition, as well as a silver medal in the men's all-around individual gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He was born in Los Angeles. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. He has a total of three Olympic medals: two golds and a silver.〔(Peter Vidmar ). sports-reference.com〕 Peter is one of only three athletes inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame twice: first as an individual, then as a member of the historic 1984 U.S. men's gymnastics team.〔(Peter Vidmar Biography )〕 He also was the highest-scoring American gymnast in Olympic history.〔Succop, Christie (May 13, 2009) (Amazing Moments in Olympic History: 1984 Men's Gymnastics Team ) teamusa.org〕 He is an alumnus of UCLA. In 1983, Vidmar won the Nissen Award (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).〔(USA Gymnastics | Nissen Emery Award ). Usagym.org. Retrieved on August 4, 2014.〕 Vidmar hosts the Annual Peter Vidmar Men's Gymnastics Invitational at Brentwood School in Los Angeles. Peter has been a gymnastics anchor for both CBS and ESPN. He is currently a motivational speaker as well as a co-chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee Summer Sports Summit. In 1998 Vidmar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = International Gymnastics Hall of Fame )〕 He was named chairman of the U.S. Gymnastics Board of Directors in December 2008.〔(Peter Vidmar ). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved on August 4, 2014.〕 He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.〔Farmer, Molly (May 17, 2009) (15 minutes more earns success, Olympian Peter Vidmar tells LDS singles ). ''Mormon Times'' via ''Deseret News''.〕 Vidmar was selected to be the ''chef de mission'' for the 2012 Olympics, where he would have represented all U.S. athletes and marched in the opening ceremonies. His selection drew criticism from LGBT activists and athletes, including Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, because in 2008 Vidmar donated money to and publicly campaigned for Proposition 8 that banned same-sex couples from being married in California. Vidmar decided several days after his selection to decline the appointment.〔Brennan, Christine (May 6, 2011) (USOC official Peter Vidmar resigns after anti-gay marriage actions ). ''USA Today''.〕 Vidmar chose not to allow others to create a distraction that might hinder the US "Olympic family".〔(Peter Vidmar Resigns as U.S. Chef de Mission ). aroundtherings.com (May 6, 2011).〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Vidmar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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