Newt Loken

Newt Loken
Loken c. 1948
Personal information
Full nameNewton Clayton Loken
Born(1919-02-27)February 27, 1919
Breckenridge, Minnesota, US
DiedJune 28, 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 92)
Eugene, Oregon, US
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics

Newton Clayton Loken (February 27, 1919 – June 28, 2011) was an artistic gymnast and coach of gymnastics, trampolining and cheerleading. While a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics team, Loken was NCAA all-around gymnastics champion in 1942 and the Big Ten Conference all-around champion in 1941 and 1942. He coached the University of Michigan gymnastics team for 36 years from 1948 to 1983. Loken's gymnasts won the NCAA championships in 1963 and 1970, as well as 12 Big Ten championships. His record as Michigan's gymnastics coach was 250-72-1. Loken also coached the Michigan trampolining team to NCAA championships in 1969 and 1970.

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