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Gregor Richard Weiss (born February 18, 1941) is an American
artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
. He 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 The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. During these championships, the first-ever double somersault was performed (on men's floor exercise?). Results Medals Men Team competition A ...
. In the
NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
, he competed for
Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became ...
and was the NCAA all-around champion in 1961. He was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1991. A resident of
Ridgefield, New Jersey } Ridgefield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,032,Dwight Morrow High School in nearby Englewood.''Modern Gymansyt''
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."
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 The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...
. He is the father of
Michael Weiss Michael Weiss may refer to: Sports * Michael Weiss (figure skater) (born 1976), American former figure skater * Michael Weiss (swimmer) (born 1991), American swimmer * Michael Weiss (triathlete) (born 1981), Austrian triathlete and cyclist * Mich ...
.


See also

* List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians


References

* * * * * 1941 births Living people American male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of the United States Penn State Nittany Lions men's gymnasts Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States United States Air Force officers Dwight Morrow High School alumni People from Ridgefield, New Jersey Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey Gymnasts at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Military personnel from New Jersey {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub