What to Know
- A college gymnast from Connecticut has died following a training accident; Melanie Coleman was just 20 years old
- She died Sunday at Yale New Haven Hospital, two days after suffering a spinal cord injury during practice
- Coleman was a junior nursing student at Southern Connecticut State University
A college gymnast from Connecticut has died following a training accident.
Officials at Southern Connecticut State University, where Melanie Coleman was a junior nursing student, said the 20-year-old died Sunday at Yale New Haven Hospital, two days after suffering a spinal cord injury during practice.
University President Joe Bertolino called Coleman's death a "tragic loss."
Coleman was a former All State gymnast at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut.
Her former club coach, Tom Alberti, said she attained the highest level in the USA Junior Olympics Program.
Coleman was also captain of the Jonathan Law gymnastics team and was named as a Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American earlier this year.
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