39 Facts About Jordyn Wieber

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Jordyn Marie Wieber was born on July 12,1995 and is an American former artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach.

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Jordyn Wieber was a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 World Championships, where she won the individual all-around title and was the bronze medalist on the balance beam.

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Jordyn Wieber is the third oldest of four children, and her family attends the St Jude Catholic Church in DeWitt.

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Jordyn Wieber rose to the Junior International Elite level in 2006, at age 11, where she placed ninth in the all-around at the 2006 National Championships.

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Jordyn Wieber was named to the US national team for the first time.

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In 2007 Jordyn Wieber competed at the US Classic where she placed fifth in the all-around but won silver on balance beam and vault.

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At the 2007 National Championships Jordyn Wieber won bronze in the all-around behind Rebecca Bross and Samantha Shapiro.

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Jordyn Wieber was later named to the team to compete at the 2007 Junior Pan American Championships alongside Olivia Courtney, Mattie Larson, and Chelsea Davis.

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In March 2008 Jordyn Wieber was named to the team to compete at a USA-Canada-Italy-Netherlands Friendly Competition.

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Jordyn Wieber was named to the team to compete at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships but had to withdraw due to injury.

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Jordyn Wieber placed first on vault and floor exercise, second on balance beam, and third on uneven bars.

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In February 2009, Jordyn Wieber competed at the American Cup in Chicago, Illinois.

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Jordyn Wieber won the all-around competition with a score of 60.200, beating 2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan.

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Jordyn Wieber was only 13 years old when she won the event, making her the second youngest American Cup champion after Tracee Talavera, who won in 1980.

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Jordyn Wieber won gold on the uneven bars and floor exercise and won silver on vault behind future Olympic teammate Kyla Ross.

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Jordyn Wieber won the all-around competition with a score of 59.950.

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Jordyn Wieber won gold on vault and uneven bars, silver on floor exercise behind Katelyn Ohashi, and placed sixth on balance beam.

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Jordyn Wieber won the all-around competition with a score of 59.899.

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Jordyn Wieber placed second behind teammate McKayla Maroney in the all-around competition with a score of 57.700.

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Jordyn Wieber placed first on uneven bars with a score of 15.200 and tied for first on balance beam with Olympic medalist Alicia Sacramone.

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In October, Jordyn Wieber competed at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

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Jordyn Wieber contributed an all-around score of 60.398 towards the American team's first-place finish.

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Jordyn Wieber won the all-around final with a score of 59.382.

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Jordyn Wieber won the all-around competition with a score of 61.320.

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Later in March, Jordyn Wieber competed at the 2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Everett, Washington.

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Jordyn Wieber placed 8th on uneven bars with a score of 14.250 and first on balance beam with a score of 15.000.

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Jordyn Wieber won the all-around competition with a two-day combined score of 121.900.

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Jordyn Wieber was chosen as a member of the American team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Jordyn Wieber was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the rest of the USA Women's Olympic Gymnastics team on the July 18,2012, issue of Olympic Preview.

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Jordyn Wieber has trained her entire life for this day and to have it turn out anything less than she deserves is going to be devastating.

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Jordyn Wieber is happy for her teammates and disappointed that she doesn't get to move on.

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Jordyn Wieber is considered to be a confident and steady "lead off" gymnast.

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Jordyn Wieber "set the table" for the rest of the American team during finals, posting consistent scores.

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In 2013, Jordyn Wieber signed a sponsorship agreement with Adidas Gymnastics.

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Jordyn Wieber was a Team Manager for their gymnastics team during her first three years and served as volunteer assistant coach her senior year.

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On March 6,2015, Jordyn Wieber announced her retirement from elite gymnastics.

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Jordyn Wieber was the first member of the Fierce Five to retire from elite gymnastics.

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Jordyn Wieber served as the floor exercise coach for the Bruins, helping them finish the 2018 and 2019 regular seasons ranked number 1 on the event.

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Jordyn Wieber has been dating 2016 Olympian Chris Brooks since 2017.