Roy E. Moore

{{short description|American gymnast}}

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Roy E. Moore (died February 9, 1957) was an American gymnast.

Considered "the father of American gymnastics" and the most famous person named Roy Moore through the mid-20th century,{{Cite magazine |last=Bethea |first=Charles |date=December 4, 2017 |title=When Roy Moore Wore Tights: His Inner Olga Korbut |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/when-roy-moore-wore-tights-his-inner-olga-korbut |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=November 8, 2023}} Moore was a five-time US National Champion on the pommel horse.

Born in Seneca, Kansas, Moore moved to New York in 1895 and competed with the New York Turnverein.{{Cite news |date=February 15, 1957 |title=Roy Moore, Gymnastics Fan, Familiar Figure at Penn State |url=https://newspapers.com/image/892004017 |newspaper=Centre Daily Times |location=State College, Pennsylvania |access-date=November 8, 2023}}{{Cite news |date=February 10, 1957 |title=Roy Moore Dies, Ex-Olympic Coach |url=https://newspapers.com/image/869742605/ |newspaper=The Sunday Star |location=Washington, D.C. |page=A–15 |access-date=November 8, 2023}} He won his first gymnastics crown in 1907 and went on to coach the United States Olympic teams from 1920 through 1932.{{Cite news |date=February 10, 1957 |title=Ex-Olympic Official Roy E. Moore, 81 |url=https://newspapers.com/image/135906075 |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, New York |page=5A |access-date=November 8, 2023}}

The eponymous skill "Moore" done on a pommel horse was introduced by him.{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/halloffame/inductee/moore-roy/ |title=Inductee Roy Moore |website=usagym.org |access-date=November 8, 2023}}