Dockins bringing home 5 gold medals in Special Olympics World Summer Games

BERLIN – Russellville rhythmic gymnast Lee Dockins has done it again, earning four more gold medals Wednesday at the Special Olympics World Summer Games.

This brings Dockins’ total to five gold medals during this summer’s games and an incredible 21 for her career World Games count, according to Special Olympics Kentucky.

During Dockins’ time representing Kentucky in Berlin, her four most recent medals came from the individual events, ranging from the ball event to clubs and more.

Opening with the ball event, Dockins posted a score of 13.688, 1.263 points better than silver medalist Aylin Marin of Costa Rica, while Theodora Lera of Greece took the Bronze, Special Olympics Kentucky says. Next in the hoop, Dockins’ 13.775 was nearly two points better than Marin, with Lizette Niura Zurita of Bolivia taking the bronze. In the clubs, Dockins posted a 13.525 with Marin and Niura Zurita again taking the silver and bronze, respectively. The final event of the Games proved to be the closest when Dockins scored 13.163 in the ribbon, 1.200 ahead of Marin, with Niura Zurita again grabbing bronze.

Special Olympics Kentucky says Dockins has now won 10 World Games medals in rhythmic gymnastics, including in this year’s and in 2019 in Abu Dhabi. She earned the other 11 in artistic gymnastics, taking home gold in 2007 in Shanghai, China, in 2011 in Athens, Greece and in 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

The five gold medals Dockins won in Berlin mark her first gold medal sweep at any World Games. The most gold medals she has won at any previous World Games was three in both Athens and Los Angeles.