Gregor Weiss
| Gregor Weiss | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gregor Richard Weiss |
| Alternative name(s) | Greg Weiss |
| Country represented |
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| Born |
February 18, 1941 Newark, New Jersey |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| College team | Penn State |
Gregor Richard "Greg" Weiss (born February 18, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American artistic gymnast. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics, placing 7th in the team event and 59th in the individual all-around. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. In the NCAA, he competed for Penn State University and was the NCAA all-around champion in 1961. He was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1991.
A resident of Ridgefield, New Jersey, Weiss graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in nearby Englewood.[1]
Following his graduation from Penn State, Weiss served in the U.S. Air Force while still competing internationally and coached at the United States Air Force Academy. He is the father of Michael Weiss.
See also
References
- ↑ Modern Gymansyt, November 1964. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Greg Weiss: Height , 5-6; Weight, 138; Age, 23; Ridgefield , New Jersey.... Attended high school at Dwight Morrow, Englewood, New Jersey."
- Weiskopf, Herman (May 16, 1966). "Now You Can't, Now You Can". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- "NCAA Record Book: Gymnastics" (PDF).
- "Penn State Men's Gymnastics: 2009 National Collegiate Championships Guide" (PDF).
- "Biography: WEISS, Gregor "Greg"". U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Greg Weiss". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15.