Doris Gudrun FUCHS

Doris Fuchs was born in the Black Forest region of Germany and came to the U.S. as a young teenager. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, placing eighth on the uneven bars at the 1960 Olympics, one of the highest finishes for American women in that era. Fuchs started competing for the Rochester Turners and later for the Rochester CYO. She starred at the 1963 Pan American Games, winning gold in all-around, on the beam and vault, and with the team. Fuchs won AAU titles in all-around in 1965, uneven bars in 1961 and 1964, and flying rings in 1955. She was also bronze medalist in all-around at the 1966 AAUs. Fuchs attempted to make the 1964 US Olympic team but was hampered by injuries, although she placed high enough to make the team, but was left off it after an administrative decision. She competed at the World Championships in 1962 and 1966. She, along with Sharon Richardson, was one of the first women athletes to appear on the cover of Life Magazine. She was inducted into US Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1982.