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Dec 25, 2023 · JANUARY 13, 1998 – Indigenous America Calendar. LUMBEE ASHTON LOCKLEAR BORN—WORLD CHAMPION GYMNAST. Ashton, born in Lumberton, North Carolina, began gymnastics at age 5.
WAG. In addition to being a flawless bars worker, Locklear is Native American and a member of the Lumbee Tribe. I personally only found out in the past few years that she’s Native American and don’t remember this being a big narrative in the media when she was competing (like the narrative around Gabby Douglas as the first African American ...
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FEATURED NATIVE AMERICAN Athletes. Ashton Locklear is a retired professional artistic gymnast and member of the Lumbee Tribe from North Carolina. Some of Locklear's accomplishments include being a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics and an alternate for the 2016 Summer Olympic team.
Jul 19, 2016 · Ashton Locklear is the first Native American to be a part of the United States Gymnastics Olympic Team! After the Olympic Team Trials in San Jose, Locklear was added to the team as an alternate. PowWows.com recently interviewed Ashton Locklear before she heads to train with team.
Jul 27, 2018 · Native Gymnast Ashton Locklear Comes Forward As A Survivor in Powerful Instagram Post. Photo Courtesy of Jody Meacham. July 26, 2018 / August 6, 2018 by PowWows.com | 3 Comments. Most are familiar with the trial of Dr. Larry Nasser and his abuse of women and girls in the US Olympic gymnast team etc, but even now women are still finding the ...
Ashton Taylor Locklear (born January 13, 1998) is a retired American artistic gymnast from North Carolina. She was a member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , and is a two-time national champion on the uneven bars (2014, 2016).
Jul 8, 2016 · Locklear, who won her first title at age 5, hopes to be the first citizen of the Lumbee Tribe – and possibly the first Native American – to compete in gymnastics for the United States at an Olympic Games.
