Betty-Jean Maycock

About

American Olympic gymnast who competed at the 1960 Summer games in Rome, Italy.

Before fame

She earned a Ph.D. in Child Development from the University of Maryland.

Trivia

She was a member of the first-ever U.S. collegiate women's gymnastics team at Kent State.

Family life

She had two daughters with ex-husband, Robert Sutton Harrington.

Associated with

Her legacy as an Olympic gymnast was carried on by such luminaries as Gabby Douglas.