Brittany Dircks
Brittany Dircks is a member of the U.S. gymnastics team. Her specialty is the trampoline.1
Fast Facts
- Birthplace: Orland Park, Illinois1
- Birthdate: March 30, 19871
- Began gymnastics: 1996 1
- Event: Trampoline 1
- 2006 Pan American silver medalist1
Career
In 1996, when Dirks was 10 years old, her parents said if she took up gymnastics they would buy her a puppy. By the age of 13 she turned her attention to the trampoline full-time. In 2007 she won her first title.2 She was the first American female to complete a move called the Miller. A Miller is a double back flip with three twists.
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