Jackie Klein

Jackie Klein
Klein (center) in 1956
Personal information
Born (1937-07-11) July 11, 1937
Chicago, U.S.
Residence Jefferson, Iowa, U.S.[1]
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics
Club Lincoln Turners
Coached by Erna Wachtel

Jacquelyn Joyce "Jackie" Klein (later Fie, born July 11, 1937) is a retired American artistic gymnast, coach, referee and official. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 49th place in the balance beam.[2]

Klein retired soon after the Olympics due to a back injury. In 1959 she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University,[3] and then had a long career as a physical education teacher, gymnastics coach, judge and administrator. Since 1970s she was a member of the International Federation of Gymnastics and was named its honorary vice-president upon her retirement in 2004. Within the Federation she served as vice-president of the Women’s Technical Committee (WTC) in 1984–1992, and in 1992 became the first American WTC president. In 1979 Klein was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame,[4] and in 2014 into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[1]

Klein is married to Larry Fie, they have two sons.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jackie Fie. ighof.com
  2. ↑ Jackie Klein. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Jacque Day Archer; Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro (2007). Rogers Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7385-4139-6.
  4. 1 2 FIE-Klein, Jacquelyn J. “Jackie”. gymnasticshalloffame.org
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