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Julissa Gomez (1972-1991) was a US gymnast.

In May 1988, during warmups for a final in Tokyo, her foot slipped off the springboard, and her head hit the vaulting horse at high speed. The resulting crash paralyzed her from the neck down. A subsequent accident at a Japanese hospital, in which she became disconnected from her ventilator, resulted in severe brain damage and left her in a catatonic state. Gomez's family cared for her for 3 years before she succumbed to an infection and died in August 1991.

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