Bruce, who lives in Altamonte Springs, Fla., and now goes by Bruce-Martin, was a member of the U.S. women’s team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Bruce-Martin, who trained with Brown’s Gymnastics, was also a member of the 1989 World Championships team that competed in Stuttgart, Germany, and placed fourth in the team competition. Her other accomplishments during her seven-year international gymnastics career included: winning the team title at the USA-Japan event in the Dodge Challenge in 1992; first in the all-around, vault and balance beam at the 1990 USA-German Democratic Republic dual meet of the Pyramid Challenge; tying for fourth in the all-around at the USA-USSR event in the 1989 McDonald’s Challenge; and winning the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise and finishing second in the all-around and balance beam at the 1989 Belgium International Gym Masters. Bruce-Martin competed in five U.S. national championships, winning the uneven bars bronze in 1992 and finishing fifth in the all-around in both 1989 and 1991. She also won the all-around and vault, with second on the uneven bars and floor, at the 1992 U.S. Classic. She was sixth in the all-around at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials. Bruce-Martin is a graduate of Seminole Community College and is a gymnastics coach; a fitness professional and speaker; and an inspirational speaker on women’s and sports topics, including mental toughness training. She is married and has two children.
Bruce, who lives in Altamonte Springs, Fla., and now goes by Bruce-Martin, was a member of the U.S. women’s team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Bruce-Martin, who trained with Brown’s Gymnastics, was also a member of the 1989 World Championships team that competed in Stuttgart, Germany, and placed fourth in the team competition. Her other accomplishments during her seven-year international gymnastics career included: winning the team title at the USA-Japan event in the Dodge Challenge in 1992; first in the all-around, vault and balance beam at the 1990 USA-German Democratic Republic dual meet of the Pyramid Challenge; tying for fourth in the all-around at the USA-USSR event in the 1989 McDonald’s Challenge; and winning the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise and finishing second in the all-around and balance beam at the 1989 Belgium International Gym Masters. Bruce-Martin competed in five U.S. national championships, winning the uneven bars bronze in 1992 and finishing fifth in the all-around in both 1989 and 1991. She also won the all-around and vault, with second on the uneven bars and floor, at the 1992 U.S. Classic. She was sixth in the all-around at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials. Bruce-Martin is a graduate of Seminole Community College and is a gymnastics coach; a fitness professional and speaker; and an inspirational speaker on women’s and sports topics, including mental toughness training. She is married and has two children.