JORDYN WIEBER
Personal Information:
Full Name: Jordyn Marie Wieber
Nickname: Jo
Birthdate: July 12, 1995
Place of Birth: Dewitt, Michigan
Current Residence: Los Angeles, California
Previous Club(s): Gedderts Twistars USA
Current Club: Not yet revealed
Year she began gymnastics: 1999
How did she get involved in gymnastics: Jordyn's parents thought that she looked like a gymnast because she had big muscles so they enrolled her in recreational classes
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Gymnastics has given Jordyn the opportunity to travel around the world and meet new people
Favorite Apparatus: Beam
Current School: UCLA
Recent Career Highlights:
Full Name: Jordyn Marie Wieber
Nickname: Jo
Birthdate: July 12, 1995
Place of Birth: Dewitt, Michigan
Current Residence: Los Angeles, California
Previous Club(s): Gedderts Twistars USA
Current Club: Not yet revealed
Year she began gymnastics: 1999
How did she get involved in gymnastics: Jordyn's parents thought that she looked like a gymnast because she had big muscles so they enrolled her in recreational classes
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Gymnastics has given Jordyn the opportunity to travel around the world and meet new people
Favorite Apparatus: Beam
Current School: UCLA
Recent Career Highlights:
- 2012 Olympic Games: 1st place-Team
- 2012 Visa Championships: 1st place-All Around; 2nd Place- Floor
- 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships: 1st place-Team, All Around, Floor
- 2012 AT&T American Cup: 1st place-All Around
- 2011 World Championships: 1st place- Team, All Around; 3rd place- Balance Beam
- Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions
- Met with President Obama at the White House with her team
- Presented at the Video Music Awards (VMAs) and attended the ESPY awards
- Signed a sponsorship agreement with Adidas Gymnastics
- Graduated Dewitt High School
- Became an international elite gymnast at the age of 10
- Team manager of UCLA women's gymnastics team
- Was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with her teammates
- Was the favorite to win the All Around medal at the London Olympics but did not qualify to compete
- Suffers from exercised-induced asthma