Corrinne Tarver

Biography

Corrinne Wright Tarver (born 1968) is an American gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast. In 1989, representing the Georgia Bulldogs, she won the NCAA All-Around Gymnastics Championships, becoming the first African-American woman to do so. In 2022, she became the inaugural coach of the Fisk University gymnastics team. Tarver's collegiate career took place during the first generation of NCAA women's athletes to benefit from Title IX, the landmark 1972 legislation that expanded scholarship and athletic opportunities for women in education. Scholars examining women's athletics and the continuing influence of Title IX, such as Ana Apostoleris Riveria have noted how the law transformed access to sport while shaping later discussions of equity and representation.

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