16 Facts About Jana Bieger

Jana Bieger was raised in the US and is a citizen, and competed only for the US At the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she won three silver medals.

Jana Bieger's parents are mother Andrea Bieger and father Wolfgang Heiden.

Andrea Bieger was a three-time Olympic gymnast for West Germany.

Jana Bieger competed at her first US National Championships in 2003, placing third on the vault in the junior division.

Jana Bieger made her senior debut in 2005, placing third in the all-around, on vault, and on floor exercise at the National Championships.

Jana Bieger was a member of the American squad at the 2005 Pan American Games, where she placed first with the team and earned individual silver and bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise.

At the 2006 Cottbus Cup, part of the prestigious World Cup circuit, Jana Bieger won gold on vault, silver on beam, and bronze on bars.

Jana Bieger placed in the top six on all four events, winning a silver medal on the vault and a bronze on beam.

Jana Bieger fell on vault during team finals but earned scores over 15.000 on the other three events, and later won the silver medal in the all-around.

Jana Bieger participated in the uneven bars final, replacing her injured teammate Chellsie Memmel, and finished in fifth place.

Jana Bieger sustained an ankle injury in early 2007 at the American Cup that took her out of competition for a while.

Jana Bieger competed at the 2007 US Nationals despite a lack of training, but did not do well and was not chosen for the World Championships team.

Jana Bieger was scheduled to compete at the 2007 Cottbus Cup, but the US national team coordinator, Marta Karolyi, pulled her from the meet, saying she was not prepared for international competition.

Jana Bieger returned to international competition in 2008 at a small meet, competing on all events but floor.

Jana Bieger went on to compete at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships, where she won silver in the all-around and gold on the uneven bars.

Jana Bieger expressed disappointment about the experience but continued to compete in 2009, making appearances at the CoverGirl Classic in July and the Visa National Championships in August.