# Spider Maxwell

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American gymnast

Spider Maxwell Personal information Born Michael Maxwell Sport Sport Gymnastics

**Michael "Spider" Maxwell** is an American retired [gymnast](/source/Gymnast). He competed for [Penn State University](/source/Penn_State_University) and won the 1987 [Nissen Award](/source/Nissen_Award) (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).[1]

Maxwell graduated from [Woodward Academy](/source/Woodward_Academy) in 1983 and earned a full gymnastics scholarship to [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University). In 1987, Maxwell won the bronze medal at the [USA Gymnastics National Championships](/source/USA_Gymnastics_National_Championships).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["USA Gymnastics | Nissen Emery Award"](http://usagym.org/pages/home/college/nissenemery.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Michael "Spider" Maxwell '83"](https://www.woodward.edu/alumni/news/post/~board/alumni-news/post/evita-rogers-99-1568123580526-1568123645705-1568123714363-1568123781924-1568123836482-1568123875010-1568124003234-1568124066285). *www.woodward.edu*. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

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