Amy Chow’s story is one of the most remarkable among the Magnificent Seven, not just because she won an Olympic gold medal, but because of the extraordinary things she accomplished after leaving gymnastics. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s team gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, six of the seven Magnificent Seven team members reunited in Phoenix, AZ, at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships. There, Amy Chow gave insight into her life after gymnastics and why she’s “loving it.”
Amy Chow was just 18 years old when she competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the Magnificent Seven. The seven young women won the United States’ first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s team gymnastics, a historic moment for the U.S. Chow also earned an individual silver medal on the uneven bars.
Amy Chow’s Life After the Olympics
View this post on InstagramAt the Magnificent Seven Phoenix reunion, Chow gave insight into her life after the Olympics and what life looks like for her now. While preparing for the Olympics, Chow played piano and took up other sports like diving. Following the Olympics, she took up pole vaulting in hopes of competing at a high level, but didn’t find the nature of the sport intense enough for her.
Amy Chow also pursued competing in platform diving, but an injury derailed her effort. In 2005, she became a Stanford medical student and became a successful pediatrician in Northern California. Chow has since paused her medical career to serve as her two children’s “chauffeur” and revealed to fans in Phoenix that she’s loving her life as a mom.
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♬ original sound - Team USAChow told Stanford University that gymnastics prepared her for a career as a doctor. Her ability to transition from sports to medicine was unique, but the focus and determination to pursue an Olympic medal are not different from the skills needed to pursue a career in medicine.
What makes Chow’s story so special is the ease with which she attempted each new thing. Born out of curiosity and boredom, Amy Chow has always challenged herself to excel at something new, whether it be gymnastics, pole vaulting, medicine or motherhood.
Amy Chow Was Known as “The Trickster”
That drive is part of what made her such an exceptional gymnast. Known as “The Trickster” within the gymnastics community, Amy Chow was known for the difficulty and creativity she put into every performance.
While being a part of the Magnificent Seven was one of the highlights of her gymnastics career, Chow wasn’t finished with Olympic gymnastics after the Atlanta Games. She returned to competition and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was one of only two members of the Magnificent Seven, alongside Dominique Dawes, to compete at a second Olympics.
Amy Chow’s Extraordinary Life After Olympic Gold
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Magnificent Seven’s gold medal in 1996, Amy Chow may be looking back, but it’s safe to assume that the star gymnast, diver, pole vaulter, doctor and mother has only just begun.
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