Chris Waller (gymnast)

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Chris Waller
Full nameManfred Christopher Waller
Country represented United States
Born (1968-09-20) September 20, 1968 (age 56)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team1989–1997
GymGold Cup Gymnastics
College team UCLA Bruins
Head coach(es) Arthur Shurlock
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event1st2nd3rd
Pan American Games 100
Goodwill Games 012
Total112
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Seattle Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Seattle Pommel horse
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Seattle Rings
Coaching career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2007 UCLA Bruins (Assistant coach)
2008–2011 UCLA Bruins (Assistant head coach)
2012–2019 UCLA Bruins (Associate head coach)
2020–2022 UCLA Bruins

Manfred Christopher Waller (born September 20, 1968, in Evanston, Illinois) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1990 Goodwill Games, [1] and the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]

From 2020 to 2022, he was the head coach for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team; his alma mater. [3]

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References

  1. "Chris Waller". USA Gym. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. "Chris Waller Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  3. "Chris Waller Resigns as UCLA Gymnastics Head Coach After Tumultuous 2022 Campaign" . Retrieved 11 May 2022.