Cathy Rigby: "Going for the Gold"

Presenter

Cathy Rigby

Document Type

Video File

Date

4-10-1997

Venue

Old Dominion University Field House

Lecture Series

President's Lecture Series

Description

Cathleen Roxanne Rigby (born December 12, 1952), known as Cathy Rigby, is an actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast. Her performance in the 1968 Summer Olympics helped to popularize the sport of gymnastics in the United States.

After her retirement from gymnastics, Rigby became a stage and television actress. She is most noted for the role of Peter Pan, which she played for more than 30 years. She also became a public speaker on the subject of eating disorders, which she struggled with and overcame.

Rigby is featured in an image included on the Voyager Golden Record.

Media Type

Digital video

File Format

.mp4

File Size

775,637,135 bytes

Run Time

00:47:11

Repository Citation

Rigby, Cathy, "Cathy Rigby: "Going for the Gold"" (1997). President's Lecture Series. 17.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/pls/17