Sid Freudenstein (2005) - California Athletics Hall of Fame

Sid Freudenstein

Induction:
2005
Class:
1968

A standout gymnast at Cal, Freudenstein won the NCAA title in floor exercise in 1968, while placing 5^th in the parallel bars that year … had previously placed in multiple events at the 1967 NCAA championships, taking 2^nd in the floor exercise, 5^th in the long horse and 10^th in the high bar, and had placed 3^rd in the vault at the 1966 championship … earned a third-place finish at the 1968 Olympic Trials and went on to become captain of the ’68 Olympic Team that competed in Mexico City … also was runner-up in the floor exercise for the U.S. at the 1967 World University Games in Tokyo … at the conclusion of his career as a participant, Freudenstein earned a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Colorado, where he also served as head gymnastics coach for several years … also served as chairman of the physics department at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colo.,