Born in Morton Grove, Illinois, he graduated at the University of Oklahoma; he actually resides in Norman, Oklahoma.

A three-time Olympic Champion, Bart Conner amassed more championships and honors than any other American gymnast. He competed for more than 16 years and still does numerous gymnastic exhibitions throughout the country. In 1976, he captured the first American Cup championship while earning a spot as the youngest member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team.

Conner was an NCAA champion and only the second American to win a gold medal in an international event when he finished first in the pommel horse at the 1979 world championships. Conner reached the apex of his sport at the 1984 L.A. Games - he won the gold medal on parallel bars, on the strength of two perfect scores. He also was part of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's team that year in Los Angeles. Now a gymnastics broadcaster, in April 1996, he married Romanian Olympic gymnast, Nadia Comaneci.