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Gold medalist Peter Vidmar demonstrates his gymnastic prowess during a presentation in 1996. Stuart Johnson, Deseret News
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FILE - Olympian Peter Vidmar, right, works with LAUSD students during Ready, Set, Gold! Day sponsored by Samsung at Trinity Street Elementary on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles, Invision for Samsung via AP
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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 1984 file photo, American gymnast Peter Vidmar, celebrates his perfect score of 10 on the horizontal bar during the men's all-around Olympic gymnastics competition in Los Angeles. Rusty Kennedy, Associated Press
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FILE - America's Peter Vidmar and Li Ning of China on the podium after they both won gold medals in the Men's Pommel Horse Gymnastic event at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, USA on August 4,1984. The Associated Press
Linsy Hunsaker

By Linsy Hunsaker

Olympic gymnast Peter Vidmar won two gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games. Now he's been called as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Vidmar was elected as the chairman of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors in 2008. He announced in a board meeting Dec. 11 that he would be leaving that position to accept a calling from the LDS Church with his wife, Donna, USA Gymnastics reported Friday. They will begin their service in July 2016, but where they will be going is not yet known, the article stated.

"Through gymnastics I have learned discipline, hard work, trust, integrity, teamwork and faith," said Vidmar. "Upon my return, I look forward to again doing what I can to assist USA Gymnastics moving forward."

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