Gregor Weiss
American gymnast
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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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| Full name | Gregor Richard Weiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 18, 1941 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Swiss Turners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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