James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011)[1] was an American gymnast.

He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed for the seventh-place U.S. team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

[2] Allen, who was of black and Native American descent, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.

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