Amy Chow was born in
San Jose,
Ca on
May 15, 1978 and has been doing
gymnastics since
1981. She's been competing in national and international competitions since
1990 however her crowning achievement was winning a silver medal on the
uneven bars and a gold on the U.S. Gymnastics Team in
1996. Additionally, she has two moves named after her, cleverly called the "Chow" and the "Chow II" and has been nicknamed "the Trickster" for her creative dismounts and amazing ability to perform complicated skills with apparent ease.
She's currently attending Stanford University majoring in pre-med, like everybody else there.
Sources:
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/athletes/bios/c/achow.html
http://www-ucsee.eecs.berkeley.edu/~rk/AmyChow.html