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Jair Lynch

January 01, 1970

Jair Lynch (born October 2, 1971) is an American gymnast and real estate developer in Washington, D.C., in the United States. He won a silver medal in the parallel bars at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After leaving competitive gymnastics, he became a real estate developer and founded Jair Lynch Development Partners in 1998.

Jair Lynch
Personal information
BornOctober 2, 1971 (1971-10-02) (age 52)
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Medal record

Early life edit

Lynch was born October 2, 1971,[1] in Amherst, Massachusetts.[2] His father, Acklyn Lynch, was born on the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.[3] He grew up in the neighborhood of Woodbrook in the city of Port of Spain,[4] and was an avid soccer player in his youth.[5] He spent most of his adult life in the United States, however,[4] obtaining his bachelor degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.,[6] and his Ph.D. in political science and economics from Harvard University. His father's political activism led the government of Trinidad and Tobago to declare him an "undesirable" in the 1970s.[4] Dr. Lynch taught at Howard University[6] before becoming a professor of political economy and African American studies[7] at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He later became chair of the Department of African Studies.[4] Jair's mother, Martha Fernandez Lynch, was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and obtained her bachelor's degree from Universidad de los Andes. She came to the United States and obtained her master's degree in economics from the School of Advanced International Studies in 1964. She returned to the Universidad de los Andes to conduct research for two years before coming back to Washington, D.C. The Lynches married in 1965. Martha Lynch joined the Brookings Institution in 1966, but left after a short time to become an economist with the Organization of American States (OAS). She left the OAS in 1989, and became an independent consultant. Her clients included a wide range of international organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.[8] Jair has a younger sister, Pilar. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in dance from New York University, and became a dancer and teacher in film and theater studies.[9] She previously performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[3]

The Lynch family moved to Washington, D.C., when Jair was three years old.[10] Jair Lynch grew up in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.,[5][7] where he attended Alexander Shepherd Elementary School.[11] He evinced an early interest in architecture, and at the age of three was already replicating famous buildings in the city using Play-Doh[7] and covering tables with cities he would build from Legos (his favorite toy).[10] Although he enjoyed basketball, football, and soccer as a youth,[11] his short height (he topped out at 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m))[a] and lack of weight (just 135 pounds (61 kg) as an Olympic gymnast)[7] mitigated against it. Yet he was extremely athletic.[5]

Early involvement with gymnastics edit

Lynch became involved with gymnastics at the age of eight.[12] At the age of 12, he predicted that he was going to be an Olympic athlete some day.[7] Lynch was plagued with injuries before he turned 18. These included a broken ankle, arm, finger, hand, and wrist (both of them). In 1985, he began training with coach Rick Tucker at the Gymnastics Plus club in Columbia, Maryland.[12] His father drove him to every gymnastics meet. They would listen to jazz and hip-hop music, and discuss art, music, and sports.[11]

At the 1987 USA Gymnastics' Junior Olympics, Lynch won the pommel horse championship. The following year, he compiled the highest score ever at the Junior Olympics.[12] In 1990, he was the all-around men's champion at the meet.[13]

Lynch graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.,[7] and received a full-ride gymnastics scholarship from Stanford University.[12]

Gymnastics edit

College career edit

At Stanford University, Lynch was a member and captain[5] of the 1992 and 1993 teams which won the NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship. He was coached by Sadao Hamada and David Juszczyk.[14]

He placed seventh in the all-around competition at the 1991 World Sports Fair.[3]

Olympic career edit

At the 1992 United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials, Lynch played fourth in the all-around.[3] Lynch became just the third African American to make the U.S. Olympic Team,[7] and just the second to compete.[3][b] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Lynch finished sixth in the parallel bar competition and 60th in the all-around. The U.S. men's gymnastics team finished sixth overall.[7]

Lynch faced two major issues while preparing for the 1996 Olympic Summer Games. The first was a strength issue, which impaired his performance on the rings. The second was injuries. After the 1992 games, he suffered a broken left hand, ruptured sternum, and torn right rotator cuff. Lynch sought out Fred Stephens, the strength coach for the Stanford University football team. With Stephens' help, Lynch was able to significantly improve his upper body strength, which helped him to avoid further injury. Working with Sadao Hamada, coach for the 1992 men's Olympic gymnastic team, he developed routines which he felt more comfortable performing. At the American Cup gymnastics competition in early 1996, Lynch placed second. At the Coca-Cola National Championships, he placed first on the parallel bars.[7] He finished sixth at the 1996 United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials after falling twice from the high bar.[16]

Lynch was elected captain of the 1996 U.S. men's gymnastics Olympic team.[7][c] At the 1996 Olympic Summer Games, he won a silver medal on the parallel bars, becoming the first African American man to win an individual Olympic medal in gymnastics and only the second American man to earn an individual Olympic medal in a non-boycott year since 1976.[17]

Post-competition gymnastics edit

Beginning in 2004, Lynch began serving on the board of directors of the United States Olympic Committee.[18] He stepped down at the end of 2012.

Business career edit

Lynch graduated from Stanford University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and in urban design.[11][19] He was nominated for a Rhodes scholarship upon graduation.[7] In 2006, Lynch was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[20]

After graduating from Stanford, Lynch worked for three years in the real estate development arm of Silicon Graphics, a California-based computer company.[5][11]

Lynch moved back to Washington, D.C., and in 1998 founded Jair Lynch Development Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate development firm.[1][21] The company started out working on small projects such as community centers and low-income housing.[22] In 2003, it won a contract to manage the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation's $100 million capital investment program.[21][23] The company received a $120 million investment from local real estate developer Victor MacFarlane in 2015, which allowed the firm to begin purchasing sites for development and to operate its own assets.[21] Lynch has stated that his firm is interested in developing neighborhoods around the buildings it develops to help build a stable population. As of 2015, the firm had developed 1,650,000 square feet (153,000 m2) in and around the District of Columbia.[22]

D.C. Olympic bids edit

Lynch was a member of the 2001 team which submitted the District of Columbia's bid for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games.[24]

He was also a member of the 2014 team which submitted the District's bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games.[25]

Personal life edit

Lynch's lifelong role model is Jackie Robinson, the African American who broke down racial discrimination in baseball.[5]

Lynch is married to television and film producer Jocelyn Sigue.[26] The couple had a daughter, Pilar,[26] in 2009.[5]

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ Lynch's father is 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall, while his mother is 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) in height. Lynch's father knew that his son would never be very tall.[7]
  2. ^ In 1980, Ron Galimore was the first African American gymnast to make the U.S. Olympic Team. The American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Summer Games prevented him from competing.[15] In 1988, Charles Lakes became the second African American to make the U.S. Olympic Team. He became the first African American gymnast to compete when he appeared at the 1988 Olympic Summer Games.[13]
  3. ^ He was also the first African American to be captain of the U.S. men's gymnastics Olympic team.[9]
Citations
  1. ^ a b Hansen, Drew (September 23, 2014). "Jair Lynch named to Washington 2024 board". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "USA Gymnastics Official Biography: Jair Lynch". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 1996. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Glauber, Bill (July 27, 1996). "For U.S. gymnast Lynch, the future is 'Now'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "A Scholar Gives Back". Trinidad Express. November 18, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Hallett, Vicky (July 17, 2012). "Jair Lynch, silver medalist in Atlanta, on life after the Olympics". The Washington Post.
  6. ^ a b Pierre, Robert E. (February 22, 2005). "Rekindling Howard U.'s Activist Fire". The Washington Post. p. B3.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Everson, Darren (July 19, 1996). "For Lynch, Gymnastics Has Nice Ring To It". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "News and Noteworthy". SAIS Magazine. Spring 2015. p. 69. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Ravello 2003, p. 173.
  10. ^ a b Heim, Joe (August 29, 2014). "Just Asking: D.C. developer and former Lego fanatic Jair Lynch". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e Roberts, Roxanne (August 7, 1996). "An Unparalleled Success Story". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d Wilkinson, A. Todd (July 6, 1989). "Sidwell Friends' Jair Lynch Pommels the Competition". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Litsky, Frank (June 10, 1990). "Spirited Comeback Has Its Rough Side". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  14. ^ . GoStanford.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  15. ^ Culver, Jordan (January 4, 2016). "Ron Galimore to be enshrined in USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  16. ^ Markus, Don (June 30, 1996). "Lynch rights self after falling twice, makes team". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  17. ^ "All That Glitters Isn't Gold for the United States' Lynch". The Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1996. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  18. ^ "People". Sports Business Daily. September 6, 2004. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Elite Olympic gymnasts heading to college". Augusta Chronicle. June 29, 1996. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  20. ^ "Jair Lynch in the Washington Post". Harvard Graduate School of Design. September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  21. ^ a b c O'Connell, Jonathan (December 6, 2010). "D.C.-centric developer turns focus to Virginia". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  22. ^ a b Walsh, Meghan (July 8, 2015). "Jair Lynch, Olympian developer". USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  23. ^ Murphy, Caryle (October 9, 2003). "For Park Department, a Breath of Fresh Air". The Washington Post. p. DE10.
  24. ^ Heath, Thomas (June 11, 2001). "D.C.-Baltimore To Get Look From USOC". The Washington Post. p. D1.
  25. ^ Zicardi, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Washington 2024 names Olympic silver medalist gymnast to board". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  26. ^ a b "George Sigue Jr". The Daily Iberian. August 11, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

Bibliography edit

  • Ravello, Carolina C. (2003). LeRoy Clarke: Of Flesh and Salt and Wind and Current. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago. ISBN 9789769510609.

External links edit

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Jair Lynch born October 2 1971 is an American gymnast and real estate developer in Washington D C in the United States He won a silver medal in the parallel bars at the 1996 Summer Olympics After leaving competitive gymnastics he became a real estate developer and founded Jair Lynch Development Partners in 1998 Jair LynchPersonal informationBornOctober 2 1971 1971 10 02 age 52 Amherst Massachusetts U S Medal record Men s gymnastics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Parallel Bars Contents 1 Early life 1 1 Early involvement with gymnastics 2 Gymnastics 2 1 College career 2 2 Olympic career 2 3 Post competition gymnastics 3 Business career 3 1 D C Olympic bids 4 Personal life 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksEarly life editLynch was born October 2 1971 1 in Amherst Massachusetts 2 His father Acklyn Lynch was born on the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 3 He grew up in the neighborhood of Woodbrook in the city of Port of Spain 4 and was an avid soccer player in his youth 5 He spent most of his adult life in the United States however 4 obtaining his bachelor degree from Howard University in Washington D C 6 and his Ph D in political science and economics from Harvard University His father s political activism led the government of Trinidad and Tobago to declare him an undesirable in the 1970s 4 Dr Lynch taught at Howard University 6 before becoming a professor of political economy and African American studies 7 at the University of Maryland Baltimore County He later became chair of the Department of African Studies 4 Jair s mother Martha Fernandez Lynch was born in Bogota Colombia and obtained her bachelor s degree from Universidad de los Andes She came to the United States and obtained her master s degree in economics from the School of Advanced International Studies in 1964 She returned to the Universidad de los Andes to conduct research for two years before coming back to Washington D C The Lynches married in 1965 Martha Lynch joined the Brookings Institution in 1966 but left after a short time to become an economist with the Organization of American States OAS She left the OAS in 1989 and became an independent consultant Her clients included a wide range of international organizations including the Inter American Development Bank and the World Bank 8 Jair has a younger sister Pilar She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor s degree in dance from New York University and became a dancer and teacher in film and theater studies 9 She previously performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 3 The Lynch family moved to Washington D C when Jair was three years old 10 Jair Lynch grew up in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington D C 5 7 where he attended Alexander Shepherd Elementary School 11 He evinced an early interest in architecture and at the age of three was already replicating famous buildings in the city using Play Doh 7 and covering tables with cities he would build from Legos his favorite toy 10 Although he enjoyed basketball football and soccer as a youth 11 his short height he topped out at 5 feet 4 inches 1 63 m a and lack of weight just 135 pounds 61 kg as an Olympic gymnast 7 mitigated against it Yet he was extremely athletic 5 Early involvement with gymnastics edit Lynch became involved with gymnastics at the age of eight 12 At the age of 12 he predicted that he was going to be an Olympic athlete some day 7 Lynch was plagued with injuries before he turned 18 These included a broken ankle arm finger hand and wrist both of them In 1985 he began training with coach Rick Tucker at the Gymnastics Plus club in Columbia Maryland 12 His father drove him to every gymnastics meet They would listen to jazz and hip hop music and discuss art music and sports 11 At the 1987 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Lynch won the pommel horse championship The following year he compiled the highest score ever at the Junior Olympics 12 In 1990 he was the all around men s champion at the meet 13 Lynch graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington D C 7 and received a full ride gymnastics scholarship from Stanford University 12 Gymnastics editCollege career edit At Stanford University Lynch was a member and captain 5 of the 1992 and 1993 teams which won the NCAA Men s Gymnastics championship He was coached by Sadao Hamada and David Juszczyk 14 He placed seventh in the all around competition at the 1991 World Sports Fair 3 Olympic career edit At the 1992 United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials Lynch played fourth in the all around 3 Lynch became just the third African American to make the U S Olympic Team 7 and just the second to compete 3 b At the 1992 Summer Olympics Lynch finished sixth in the parallel bar competition and 60th in the all around The U S men s gymnastics team finished sixth overall 7 Lynch faced two major issues while preparing for the 1996 Olympic Summer Games The first was a strength issue which impaired his performance on the rings The second was injuries After the 1992 games he suffered a broken left hand ruptured sternum and torn right rotator cuff Lynch sought out Fred Stephens the strength coach for the Stanford University football team With Stephens help Lynch was able to significantly improve his upper body strength which helped him to avoid further injury Working with Sadao Hamada coach for the 1992 men s Olympic gymnastic team he developed routines which he felt more comfortable performing At the American Cup gymnastics competition in early 1996 Lynch placed second At the Coca Cola National Championships he placed first on the parallel bars 7 He finished sixth at the 1996 United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials after falling twice from the high bar 16 Lynch was elected captain of the 1996 U S men s gymnastics Olympic team 7 c At the 1996 Olympic Summer Games he won a silver medal on the parallel bars becoming the first African American man to win an individual Olympic medal in gymnastics and only the second American man to earn an individual Olympic medal in a non boycott year since 1976 17 Post competition gymnastics edit Beginning in 2004 Lynch began serving on the board of directors of the United States Olympic Committee 18 He stepped down at the end of 2012 Business career editLynch graduated from Stanford University in 1994 with a bachelor s degree in civil engineering and in urban design 11 19 He was nominated for a Rhodes scholarship upon graduation 7 In 2006 Lynch was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design 20 After graduating from Stanford Lynch worked for three years in the real estate development arm of Silicon Graphics a California based computer company 5 11 Lynch moved back to Washington D C and in 1998 founded Jair Lynch Development Partners a Washington D C based real estate development firm 1 21 The company started out working on small projects such as community centers and low income housing 22 In 2003 it won a contract to manage the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation s 100 million capital investment program 21 23 The company received a 120 million investment from local real estate developer Victor MacFarlane in 2015 which allowed the firm to begin purchasing sites for development and to operate its own assets 21 Lynch has stated that his firm is interested in developing neighborhoods around the buildings it develops to help build a stable population As of 2015 the firm had developed 1 650 000 square feet 153 000 m2 in and around the District of Columbia 22 D C Olympic bids edit Lynch was a member of the 2001 team which submitted the District of Columbia s bid for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games 24 He was also a member of the 2014 team which submitted the District s bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games 25 Personal life editLynch s lifelong role model is Jackie Robinson the African American who broke down racial discrimination in baseball 5 Lynch is married to television and film producer Jocelyn Sigue 26 The couple had a daughter Pilar 26 in 2009 5 References editNotes Lynch s father is 5 feet 8 inches 1 73 m tall while his mother is 5 feet 2 inches 1 57 m in height Lynch s father knew that his son would never be very tall 7 In 1980 Ron Galimore was the first African American gymnast to make the U S Olympic Team The American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Summer Games prevented him from competing 15 In 1988 Charles Lakes became the second African American to make the U S Olympic Team He became the first African American gymnast to compete when he appeared at the 1988 Olympic Summer Games 13 He was also the first African American to be captain of the U S men s gymnastics Olympic team 9 Citations a b Hansen Drew September 23 2014 Jair Lynch named to Washington 2024 board Washington Business Journal Retrieved October 21 2017 USA Gymnastics Official Biography Jair Lynch USA Gymnastics August 6 1996 Retrieved October 20 2017 a b c d e Glauber Bill July 27 1996 For U S gymnast Lynch the future is Now The Baltimore Sun Retrieved October 20 2017 a b c d A Scholar Gives Back Trinidad Express November 18 2008 Retrieved October 20 2017 a b c d e f g Hallett Vicky July 17 2012 Jair Lynch silver medalist in Atlanta on life after the Olympics The Washington Post a b Pierre Robert E February 22 2005 Rekindling Howard U s Activist Fire The Washington Post p B3 a b c d e f g h i j k l Everson Darren July 19 1996 For Lynch Gymnastics Has Nice Ring To It The Washington Post Retrieved October 20 2017 News and Noteworthy SAIS Magazine Spring 2015 p 69 Retrieved October 20 2017 a b Ravello 2003 p 173 a b Heim Joe August 29 2014 Just Asking D C developer and former Lego fanatic Jair Lynch The Washington Post Retrieved October 20 2017 a b c d e Roberts Roxanne August 7 1996 An Unparalleled Success Story The Washington Post Retrieved October 20 2017 a b c d Wilkinson A Todd July 6 1989 Sidwell Friends Jair Lynch Pommels the Competition The Washington Post Retrieved October 20 2017 a b Litsky Frank June 10 1990 Spirited Comeback Has Its Rough Side The New York Times Retrieved October 21 2017 Stanford Men s Gymnastics Decades of Tradition GoStanford com Archived from the original on 2007 07 10 Retrieved 2008 11 07 Culver Jordan January 4 2016 Ron Galimore to be enshrined in USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Tallahassee Democrat Retrieved October 21 2017 Markus Don June 30 1996 Lynch rights self after falling twice makes team The Baltimore Sun Retrieved October 21 2017 All That Glitters Isn t Gold for the United States Lynch The Los Angeles Times July 30 1996 Retrieved October 20 2017 People Sports Business Daily September 6 2004 Retrieved October 21 2017 Elite Olympic gymnasts heading to college Augusta Chronicle June 29 1996 Retrieved October 20 2017 Jair Lynch in the Washington Post Harvard Graduate School of Design September 3 2014 Retrieved October 21 2017 a b c O Connell Jonathan December 6 2010 D C centric developer turns focus to Virginia The Washington Post Retrieved October 21 2017 a b Walsh Meghan July 8 2015 Jair Lynch Olympian developer USA Today Retrieved October 20 2017 Murphy Caryle October 9 2003 For Park Department a Breath of Fresh Air The Washington Post p DE10 Heath Thomas June 11 2001 D C Baltimore To Get Look From USOC The Washington Post p D1 Zicardi Nick September 23 2014 Washington 2024 names Olympic silver medalist gymnast to board NBC Sports Retrieved October 20 2017 a b George Sigue Jr The Daily Iberian August 11 2017 Retrieved October 20 2017 Bibliography editRavello Carolina C 2003 LeRoy Clarke Of Flesh and Salt and Wind and Current Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago ISBN 9789769510609 External links editJair Lynch at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame nbsp Jair Lynch at Olympics com nbsp Jair Lynch at Olympedia nbsp Jair Lynch at USA Gymnastics Jair Lynch Development Partners Web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jair Lynch amp oldid 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