Birth Date/Place: July 12, 1980 (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Club: International Rhythmic Gymnastics
Coach: Efrossina Anguelova, Mila Marinova
Began Rhythmic Gymnastics: 1988
Years on the National Team: 4 (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97)
Favorite Events: Hoop
Hobbies: Swimming, making arts and crafts, surfing
Tharp was the second-highest finishing senior at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival; therfore, she qualified to compete in her first World Championships in Vienna, Austria, in September 1995. Tina has retired from gymnastics and is now and assistant coach at International Rhythmic Gymnastics.
International Competition
1996 Rhythmic World Championships, Vienna, Austria; 55th-AA (prelims.)
1995 Int'l RSG Tournament, Sofia, Bulgaria; 34th-AA
1994 Jr. Pan American Cup, Monterrey, Mexico; 13th-AA, 3rd-team
1994 Int'l RSG Tournament of Portimao, Portimao, Portugal; 5th-AA, 4th-rope & ball, 1st-hoop, 5th-ribbon
1993 Opal Cup, France; 7th-AA (junior division)
1992 Pan American Games, Brazil; 5th-AA, 3rd-hoop
National Competition
1996 U.S. Olympic Trials, Boston, Mass.; 3rd-AA
1996 Rhythmic National Championships, Athens, Ga.; 3rd-AA, 4th-rope, 2nd-ball
1996 Rhythmic Challenge, Downers Grove, Ill.; 5th-AA
1995 U.S. Olympic Festival, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 4th-AA, 3rd-team & ball & ribbon, 4th-rope, 5th(t)-clubs
1995 Rhythmic National Championships, Jacksonville, Fla.; 4th-AA & rope, 2nd-ball, 5th-ribbon
1995 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 5th-AA
1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, St. Louis, Mo.; 3rd-team, 7th-AA, 3rd-rope, 2nd-ball, 5th-ribbon
1994 Rhythmic National Championships, Nassau County, N.Y.; 6th-AA, 4th(t)-rope, 3rd-ball (junior division)
1994 Rhythmic Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3rd-AA (junior division)
1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, San Antonio, Texas; 15th-AA
1993 Coca-Cola Rhythmic National Championships, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 7th(t)-AA, 5th-rope, 4th-ball, 7th-ribbon (junior division)
1992 Rhythmic National Championships, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 9th-AA (junior division)
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