Don Peters

Don Peters is a former American gymnastics coach and head coach of the United States women's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was hired as head coach SCATS Gymnastics, a gymnastics club in Huntington Beach, California.

In 2011, Peters was banned for life by USA Gymnastics after allegations surfaced that he had sexually assaulted three teenage gymnasts.

Sources[]

• Gymnasts accuse renowned coach of sex abuse, Published: September 23, 2011, Updated: March 16, 2012, 5:22 p.m., by SCOTT M. REID / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
• Don Peters, Gymnastics Coach, Banned From Olympics After Sexual Abuse Accusations, The Huffington Post, November 16, 2011
• Olympic Gymnastics Coach Banned for Life After Sex Abuse Allegations^{[permanent dead link]}, KTLA News, 6:09 p.m. PST, November 16, 2011

External links[]

• Don Peters profile on SCATS website (Archived version from January 2011)