Trampoline star talks of her Hall of Fame inclusion
15/09/2009 Last month Pat Wilson Henderson received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Dallas for her contributions to the sport.
As a coach and judge, Ms Henderson has represented her country in more than 30 nations.
The trampoline star recently spoke to the Marshall Independent about the honour.
She told the news provider: "I was just in awe. That put me up on a pedestal with so many incredible people."
When attending South Dakota State University, Ms Henderson began performing on a trampoline and found immediate success, and now she has been involved in trampoline and tumbling for 40 years.
She fought back after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March 1997 and said that a highlight of her career was judging the trampoline category in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
"If I was going to judge any Olympics, Athens was it," Ms Henderson said. "That's where the Olympics started, I couldn't get any better than that."
The 2004 Olympics were also the first time since 1896 that the Olympics were held in Greece.
As a coach and judge, Ms Henderson has represented her country in more than 30 nations.
The trampoline star recently spoke to the Marshall Independent about the honour.
She told the news provider: "I was just in awe. That put me up on a pedestal with so many incredible people."
When attending South Dakota State University, Ms Henderson began performing on a trampoline and found immediate success, and now she has been involved in trampoline and tumbling for 40 years.
She fought back after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March 1997 and said that a highlight of her career was judging the trampoline category in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
"If I was going to judge any Olympics, Athens was it," Ms Henderson said. "That's where the Olympics started, I couldn't get any better than that."
The 2004 Olympics were also the first time since 1896 that the Olympics were held in Greece.
