1964 Olympian and USA Gymnastics Hall of Famer Kathy Corrigan-Ekas passed away May 2, 2025, at the age of 80. Corrigan-Ekas was a lifelong contributor to the sport on nearly every level, including as an athlete, coach, and club owner.
Corrigan-Ekas was a member of the 1964 Olympic women’s team in Tokyo, Japan, and she won four medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paolo, Brazil, where she collected team gold, all-around silver, and bronze on both floor exercise and vault. Collegiately, Corrigan-Ekas was a two-time New England intercollegiate all-around champion and served as captain of Springfield College’s gymnastics team.
Following her graduation, she pursued a master’s in physical education at Penn State University where she spent two years as a coach for the women’s gymnastics team. Corrigan-Ekas also held coaching roles at Weymouth High School and Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. Later, she opened the Kathy Corrigan School of Gymnastics in Rockland, Mass.
In 1987, Corrigan-Ekas became the first woman ever inducted into Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987, and she was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1992.
Funeral information and other details on Kathy Corrigan-Ekas’ life can be found here.