Gilbert Larose

Background

Larose was born in Montreal on 13 September 1942.

Education

He attended Immaculate Conception high school, where he played right wing on the school"s hockey team

Career

He enjoyed the trampoline and experimented with other gymnastics equipment, quickly becoming a skilled gymnast and winning the Novice Division of the Canadian National Gymnastics Championship in 1957. He competed as a gymnast while attending the

Winning three National Collegiate Athletic Association titles in a single year is a university record that has not been repeated or exceeded (as of 2012). 1964

At the 1964 Summer in Tokyo, Larose competed in the following gymnastics events:

Men"s Floor Exercise

Men"s Horse Vault

Men"s Parallel Bars

Men"s Horizontal Bar

Men"s Rings

Men"s Pommelled Horse

1968

At the 1968 Summer in Mexico City, Larose competed in the following gymnastics events:

Men"s Floor Exercise

Men"s Horse Vault

Men"s Parallel Bars

Men"s Horizontal Bar

Men"s Rings

Men"s Pommelled Horse

Larose returned to Montreal and became a high school teacher.

He also served as coach of the Ontario-Québec Athletic Association (OQAA) University Conference gymnastics team and eventually died in Montreal on 25 August 2006.

Achievements

• Larose was the first gymnast to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association all-around title. In 1963 Larose was named the All-Around National Collegiate Athletic Association Champion in gymnastics and won individual titles in Vault (Long Horse) and Horizontal Bar. The men"s gymnastics team (coached by Newt Loken) also won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Gymnastics Team Championship in 1963. Achieving a rank of 92 in Men"s Individual All-Around. Achieving a rank of 64 in Men"s Individual All-Around and 16 in Men"s Team All-Around.