Tags: Gymnast.
Kolleen Casey Shields (b. 1959 in St. Paul Minnesota) was a gymnast who competed for the United States in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She finished 41st in the vault an event won by Nadia Comăneci. [1] She was the 1975 U.S. national champion in vault. [2] Shields competed for Southwest Missouri State University from 1977 to 1979. She transferred to the University of Minnesota graduating with a degree in Physical Therapy. Shields became a physical therapist atthe University of Iowa.