Frank Cumiskey
Full nameFrank Joseph Cumiskey
Country representedUnited States
Born(1912-09-06)September 6, 1912
West New York, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 2004(2004-07-22) (aged 91)
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.
SpouseAda Lunardoni
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
GymSwiss Turnverein
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
Total 0 1 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1932 Los AngelesTeam

Frank Joseph Cumiskey (September 6, 1912 – July 22, 2004) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Born in West New York, New Jersey,[2] Cumiskey was a resident of North Bergen, New Jersey.[3] He was a member of Swiss Turnverein in Union City, New Jersey.[4]

He was married for a time to fellow Olympic gymnast, Ada Lunardoni, with whom he had three children.[5]

The National Gymnastics Judges Association inducted Cumiskey as the first inductee to their Hall of Fame in 1972 and named it in his honor.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Cumiskey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Villanova, Patrick. "5 Hudson County personalities up for NJ Hall of Fame induction", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 21, 2014. Accessed November 17, 2023. "An Olympic gymnast and West New York native, Frank Cumiskey won 22 National crowns and five all-around titles."
  3. ↑ Effrat, Louis. "Olympic Gymnastic Team Chosen As National Championships End; Cumiskey Dethrones Meyer as All-Around Ruler and Qualifies for Place -- Defending Titleholder, Haubold, Pitt, Jochim, Wheeler, Phillips and Griffin Also Selected.", The New York Times, June 21, 1936. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Frank Cumiskey of North Bergen, N.J., 23-year-old member of the Swiss Turn Verein of Hudson County, became the National A.A. U. all-around gymnastic champion last night at Mecca Temple and automatically qualified as a member of the American Olympic team."
  4. ↑ "Ruling Costs U.S. 9 Stars". The Boston Globe. July 26, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Nutt, Bill (January 30, 2018). "NJ women on first US gymnastics team in spotlight at Centenary". dailyrecord.com. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame NGJA – Frank J. Cumiskey Judging Hall of Fame Award". ngja.org. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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