Personal information | |
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Full name | Jacquelyn Joyce Klein |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | July 11, 1937
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. [1]
Klein retired soon after the Olympics due to a back injury. In 1959, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University, [2] and then had a long career as a physical education teacher, gymnastics coach, judge and administrator. Since the 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 [3] and, in 2014, into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. [4]
Klein is married to Larry Fie, they have two sons. [3]
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