Gymn Forum: Melissa Marlowe Biography

Melissa Marlowe (USA)

1987 Pan American Games UB Gold Medalist

1988 US Olympic Team Member

Melissa was born on August 25, 1971, in Belgium. She was coached by Mark Lee at Rocky Mountain Gymnastics in Salt Lake City, UT. One of the most elegant and artistic US gymnasts of the 1980s, she competed at the 1987 world championships and the 1988 Olympic Games. Marlowe had a very successful NCAA career after leaving elite gymnastics. She competed for the University of Utah and, in her senior year, won an incredible five gold medals at the 1992 NCAA championships.

Melissa married former Utah football player Joe Clausi after graduating from college, and the couple have two children: son Joseph and daughter Milan (who's a member of the University of California Berkeley gymnastics team).

Competition Results

1983
Aloha Gymfest: 1st AA (club division)
Utah Class I Championships (children): 2nd AA, 1st V, 1st UB
1984
Aloha Gymfest: 1st AA (club division)
Chunichi Cup: 13th AA
Jr. US Championships: 3rd AA
KIPS Invitational: 2nd UB
Tokyo Cup: 6th FX
1985
Golden Sands International: 9th AA, 3rd UB, 3rd FX
Jr. American Classic: 1st AA
Jr. US Championships: 4th AA
Jr. US Classic: 4th AA
Kips Invitational: 3rd AA, 3rd VT, 3rd UB
1986
American Classic: 1st AA
KIPS Invitational: 1st AA, 1st UB, 1st FX
NED-SUI-USA Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
USA-USSR Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 9th AA
US Championships: 10th AA
1987
American Classic: 1st AA
Pan American Games: 1st Team, 1st UB
USA-USSR Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 7th AA
World Championships: 6th Team
1988
American Classic: 1st AA
Olympic Games: 4th Team
USA-USSR Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 10th AA
US Classic: 1st AA
US Championships: 11th AA, 6th UB
US Olympic Trials: 6th AA
1989
NCAA Championships: 5th Team, 4th UB, 4th B
1990
NCAA Championships: 1st Team, 2nd FX, 4th UB
1991
NCAA Championships: 2nd Team, 1st B, 3rd FX
1992
NCAA Championships: 1st Team, 1st AA, 1st UB, 1st B, 1st FX, 5th V
1993
Reese's International Gymnastics Cup: 4th AA