Gregor Weiss

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Gregor Weiss
Full nameGregor Richard Weiss
Country represented United States
Born(1941-02-18)February 18, 1941
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
GymSwiss Turners
College team Penn State Nittany Lions
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event1st2nd3rd
Pan American Games 220
Total220
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago Pommel horse
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1959 Chicago Vault
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1959 Chicago Parallel bars

Gregor Richard Weiss (born February 18, 1941) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and 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.

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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.

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References

  1. The Modern Gymnast, 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."