Kim ZMESKAL

United States (USA)

Date of birth	6 February 1976		Hometown	Houston, Texas
Place of birth	Houston, Texas		Profession
Height		cm	Children
Weight		kg	Start gymnastics	1982
Gender	Female		Club	(Karolyi's Gymnastics) Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Nickname			Head coach	(Bela and Martha Karolyi) Mary Lee Tracy
Spouse name			Favourite apparatus	Floor

World class in

1991

First competition

1988

Last competition

1999

PERSONAL INFO

Zmeskal retired from gymnastics in 2000. Currently she ahd her husband manage Burdette Futurez, which enables them to travel throughout the continent doing camps, clinics, appearances, choreography, and speaking engagements. Prior to retirement, she was training at Cincinnati Gymnastics Club under the coaching of 1996 Olympic Assistant Coach Mary Lee Tracy... Married October 1999 to Chris Burdette... parents are David and Clarice…siblings Melissa (7/25/79) and Eric (10/25/83)... the first American to win the all-around at a World Championships (1991)... has scored eight perfect 10.00's in her career... the only competitor at the 1992 World Championships to win more than one event... was chosen the "1992 Athlete of the Year" by her national teammates... honored by the Women's Sports Foundation with the "1990 Up & Coming" award... was named U.S. Olympic Committee SportsWoman of the Year and March of Dimes Athlete of the Year in 1991...was a member the National Honor Society in high school and was a two-time AAU Sullivan Award nominee...future goals include running and coaching at her own gymnastics school.

Year	Competition	Team	AA
1989	City of Popes, Avignon DTB Pokal, Stuttgart Arthur Gander Memorial Swiss Cup	- - - -	1 4 1 1	- 3 - -	- - - -	- 2 - -	- - - -
1990	McDonald's American Cup McDonald's Intl Mixed Pairs Intl Tournament of France Goodwill Games McDonald's Challenge: USA vs. URS Joaquim Blume Tournament, Barcelona Arthur Gander Memorial DTB Pokal, Stuttgart Recontre Beaucaire	- - - 2 - - - - 2	1 1 2 6 1 6 3 5 2	1 - 2 - - - - - -	1 - - 3 - - - - -	1 - - - - 3 - - -	1 - 1 3 - - - - 1
1991	McDonald's American Cup McDonald's Intl Mixed Pairs USA vs. Romania, Houston 26. World Championships	- - - 2	2 1 1 1	- - 3 7	- - 1 -	- - 3 -	- - 1 3
1992	McDonald's American Cup McDonald's Intl Mixed Pairs 27. World Championships Olympic Games	- - - 3	1 4 - 10	- - - 8	- - - -	- - 1 -	- - 1 6
1999	China Dual	1	-	-	-	1	-

National Competition

1998 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis; 11th-AA, 5th-V, 22nd-UB, 4th-BB, 13th-FX
1998 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 3rd-AA, 3rd-V, 17th-UB, 6th-BB, 5th-FX
1998 American Classic, Orlando, Fla.; 35th-AA, 7th-V, T20th-BB, 13th-FX (did not compete UB)
1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Baltimore, Md.; 2nd-AA (10.00-V)
1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; 1st-AA & FX, T1st-BB, 2nd-V & UB (10.00-Vault prelims)
1991 World Championships Team Trials, Indianapolis; 1st-AA
1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1st-AA, T1st-FX, 2nd-BB
1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 1st-AA, T2nd-UB, 2nd-BB & FX, 5th-V
1990 U.S. Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.; 1st-AA (10.00-V & FX)
1989 American Classic, Dallas, Texas; 1st-AA, BB & FX, 2nd-V & UB
1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, Oklahoma City; 1st-AA & FX, 2nd-V & BB, 6th-UB (Jr. Nat'l Champs)
1989 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 1st-AA, V & BB, 3rd-FX, 4th-UB (jr. div.)
1988 McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Houston, Texas; T8th-AA, 3rd-FX, T4th-V, 6th-BB (jr. div.)
1988 U.S. Classic, Atlanta, Ga.; 17th-AA (jr. div.)
1988 American Classic, Phoenix, Ariz.; 6th-AA, 1st-V (jr. div.)

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