Amy Chow (周婉儀; pinyin: Zhōu Wǎnyí; born May 15, 1978 in San Jose, California) is an American gymnast. She was coached by Mark Young. Chow began gymnastics training in 1981, and has been competing in national and international competitions since 1990. In 1996, she won a silver medal on the uneven bars and a team gold with the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, although the team did not win a medal in Sydney. However Chow qualified to the all around finals and was the second ranked American woman, finishing in fourteenth place. Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Chow has two gymnastic moves named after her, the "Chow" and the "Chow II", and she has been nicknamed "the Trickster" for her creative dismounts and ability to perform complicated skills with apparent ease. She was the first American woman to perform both the double twisting Yurchenko and the tucked double double dismount on bars.

In addition to her gymnastic career, Chow is also a pianist. In 1994, she received an advanced level certificate of merit for piano. She was also a competitive diver during high school. As of 2005, she is currently attending medical school at Stanford, having earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Stanford in 2002, with the goal of eventually becoming a pediatrician. Amy competed as a pole vaulter for Stanford, but she is not on the 2005 track and field roster. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... Pole vaulting is an athletics event where competitors use a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. ...