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Bob Stelter
Full name	Robert Stelter
Nickname(s)	Air Bob
Hometown	Burbank, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
College team	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Head coach(es)	Francis Allen
Retired	1992
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pan American Games 0 1 0 Total 0 1 0 Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team

Robert Stelter is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a silver medal at the 1991 Pan American Games.

Early life and education

Stelter called Burbank, California home as a youth. He competed in gymnastics as a child and was the top-ranked 16 year old in California. He was a United States junior national team member for five years. He attended John Burroughs High School and graduated in 1986. Despite wanting to attend nearby University of California, Los Angeles and be a member of the UCLA Bruins men's gymnastics team, coach Art Shurlock did not extend one of two available scholarships to Lutz. With offers made from several other schools, Lutz chose to enroll at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

While a student at Nebraska, Stelter was an Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics team member. He competed from 1987 to 1990 and finished as one of the most accomplished gymnasts in program history with 24 combined individual titles. International Gymnast Magazine named him the MVP of Nebraska's 1990 NCAA men's gymnastics championship winning team.

Following graduation, Stelter competed at the 1990 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and was the United States champion in the floor exercise. In 1991, Stelter was chosen to represent the United States at the 1991 Pan American Games. He received a silver medal as the team placed second in the team all-around. He participated in the 1992 United States Olympic trials, but was not selected as a member of the 1992 Summer Olympics team.

Personal life

Stelter worked as a stuntman for Twilight Zone: The Movie.

References

1. "Allen Says NU 'Overwhelmed' UCLA". Omaha World-Herald. No. 146 (7 ed.). February 23, 1987. p. 15. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
2. ^ Henson, Steve (August 16, 1985). "Stelter Has Swinging Summer". Los Angeles Times. Vol. CIV, no. 256. p. 21. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
3. ^ Farmer, Sam (June 28, 1990). "Tribulations on Way to Trials". Los Angeles Times. pp. C14, C17. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
4. "Nebraska Men's Gymnastics 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). googleapis.com. 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
5. "NU gymnasts win U.S. titles". The Lincoln Star. June 11, 1990. p. 17. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
6. Sipple, Steve (July 19, 1992). "Gymnastics". Lincoln Journal Star. Vol. 121, no. 60. p. 1E. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

• Bob Stelter at Nebraska Cornhuskers

• Living people
• American male artistic gymnasts
• Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnasts
• Gymnasts at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics
• 20th-century American sportsmen