Carly Rae Patterson is an American singer, songwriter, and former artistic gymnast. She was the all-around champion at the 2004 Olympics, the first all-around champion for the United States at a non-boycotted Olympics, and is a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
Patterson began gymnastics after attending a cousin’s birthday party at a Baton Rouge gymnastics club (Elite Gymnastics) in 1994.
On August 23, 2004, Patterson competed in the balance beam event final, where she received a score of 9.775 and won the silver medal behind Cătălina Ponor of Romania.
Post Olympics, in December 2011, she was featured on the TV show Hollywood at Home. Patterson teamed up with the Taylor’s Gift Foundation as the spokesperson for their 2012 organ donation challenge.
Carly Patterson Husband: Meet Mark Caldwell
On January 21, 2012, Patterson became engaged to strategy consultant Mark Caldwell. They married on November 3, 2012, in Dallas, Texas. After struggling with infertility, the couple had three children.