Jordyn Wieber
A member of the “Fierce Five,” Jordyn helped the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team capture the team gold at the 2012 Olympics. Wieber was a two-time U.S. all-around champion (2011 and 2012) and the 2011 World all-around champion. Her illustrious Elite Career included three medals (all-around and team gold, beam bronze) at the 2011 World Championships, four U.S. senior national titles (all-around, bars and floor in 2011 and all-around in 2012). She officially retired from competitive gymnastics in 2015 and graduated from UCLA in 2017 with a degree in Psychology. She was a 2016 inductee into the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame and is also a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame as a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. Wieber coached the Bruins on floor exercise, an event in which UCLA finished the 2018 and 2019 regular seasons ranked No. 1 in the nation. In 2019, she was introduced as the head coach of the Arkansas Women’s Gymnastics program, making her the youngest NCAA head-coach in history. Wieber, who has been a vocal advocate for safe sport, has been honored for several awards, including the 2018 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs, the Rising Star Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and the Giant Steps A Hero Among Us Award.
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