Rhonda Faehn was born on April 28,1971 and is an American college gymnastics coach and former college and elite gymnast.
14 Facts About Rhonda Faehn
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Rhonda Faehn competed collegiately, earning a scholarship to UCLA, where she attended from 1990 to 1994.
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Rhonda Faehn is best known for leading the Florida Gators to twelve consecutive appearances in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's gymnastics tournament, and three consecutive NCAA championships in 2013,2014 and 2015.
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Rhonda Faehn left the University of Florida in 2015 to become the Senior Vice President of USA Gymnastics, the governing body of gymnastics in the United States.
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On May 17,2018, USA Gymnastics parted ways with Rhonda Faehn, who came under fire from survivors of former national team doctor Larry Nassar's abuse.
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Rhonda Faehn's teams finished no lower than fourth in the Southeastern Conference, widely regarded as the toughest gymnastics conference in the country.
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Rhonda Faehn coached the Gators to their first-ever NCAA national championship in gymnastics in 2013, with a second NCAA title in 2014 as the Gators tied the Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics team in the NCAA Super Six finals, and a third NCAA title in 2015.
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Rhonda Faehn served as a student-assistant at her alma mater, UCLA in 1993 and 1994.
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On May 11,2015, Rhonda Faehn was hired as the Senior Vice President of the Women's Program at USA Gymnastics.
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Rhonda Faehn finished twelfth at the 1986 US National Championships, but had her greatest achievements in 1987, when she finished sixth at the national championships, and won the individual national title on vault, scoring perfect 10s on her laid-out Yurchenko vaults in both the individual all-around competition and the vault event final.
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Rhonda Faehn competed at the 1987 World Championships as part of the US national team, and had the highest placement for the American women in the all-around final, finishing 19th.
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In 1988, her last year as an elite senior, Rhonda Faehn finished sixth at the US Nationals, and defended her individual national title on vault.
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Rhonda Faehn finished seventh at the 1988 Olympic Trials and was named the alternate to the US Olympic Team.
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Rhonda Faehn was born on April 28,1971, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.