Paul Ziert is a former gymnastics coach. Ziert was a member of the gymnastics team at

Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teachin ...

. Ziert won the NAIA national championship in the free exercise and tumbling in 1965. Ziert was the head gymnastics coach at the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the ...

. He recruited

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to the school. In 1977 and 1978, Ziert's teams won the NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship. He coached the Oklahoma men's gymnastics team from 1974 to 1983, and the women's team from 1981 to 1983. Ziert cowrote a book with Conner, ''Winning the Gold'', in 1985. Ziert currently publishes '' International Gymnast Magazine''.

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