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Wieber in July 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jordyn Marie Wieber
Nickname(s)	Jo
Country represented	United States
Born	(1995-07-12) July 12, 1995 (age 30) DeWitt, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse	Chris Brooks ​ (m. 2023)​
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2006–2012 (USA)
Club	Gedderts Twistars USA
Head coach(es)	John Geddert
Assistant coach(es)	Kathryn Geddert
Choreographer	Dominic Zito
Music	2011–2012: "Wild Dances"
Retired	March 6, 2015
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Team World Championships Gold 2011 Tokyo Team Gold 2011 Tokyo All-around Bronze 2011 Tokyo Balance beam Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2010 Melbourne Team Gold 2012 Seattle All-around Gold 2012 Seattle Floor exercise Gold 2012 Seattle Team FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd All-Around World Cup 2 0 0

Jordyn Marie Wieber Brooks (born July 12, 1995) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is now a gymnastics coach. Since April 2019, she has been the head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team.

Jordyn started competing in gymnastics at a high level in 2006. She was 11 years old. Her first international competition was in 2007. She won her first junior national all-around title in 2008. In 2009, she won the American Cup, even though she was still a junior. She also won the junior all-around title at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships.

In 2011, Jordyn was old enough to compete as a senior. She won her first senior national all-around title. She then helped the U.S. team win a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships. At the same event, she won the individual all-around title. She also earned a bronze medal on the balance beam. In 2012, she won her national all-around title again. She was chosen to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The U.S. team, called the Fierce Five, won the gold medal. However, Jordyn could not compete in the individual all-around final. This was due to a rule that only two gymnasts from each country could compete.

Jordyn did not compete after the 2012 Olympics. She announced her retirement in 2015. She went to UCLA and became a manager for the gymnastics team. Later, she became a volunteer assistant coach. In 2019, she became the head coach for the Arkansas team. In 2024, she led her team to their best result since 2012 at the NCAA Championships. She was added to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2020.

Early Life and Gymnastics Start

Jordyn Wieber was born on July 12, 1995, in DeWitt, Michigan. Her parents noticed she was athletic and had good balance. She started gymnastics at a young age.

When she was four, she joined Gedderts Twistars USA. By age ten, she was competing at a high level. A year later, in 2006, she qualified for the international elite level. To fit her training, she attended public school part-time and took other classes online.

Junior Gymnastics Achievements

Starting Elite Competitions (2006–2008)

Jordyn began competing in junior elite events in 2006. She was 11 years old. Her first elite competition was the 2006 U.S. Classic. She finished tenth and qualified for the U.S. National Championships. There, she placed ninth. These results helped her join the U.S. national team.

In 2007, Jordyn competed at the U.S. Classic. She placed fifth all-around and won silver medals on balance beam and vault. At the U.S. National Championships, she won bronze in the all-around. She then helped the U.S. team win gold at the 2007 Junior Pan American Championships. Individually, she won silver in the all-around. She also won gold on uneven bars and balance beam, and bronze on floor exercise.

In 2008, Jordyn helped the U.S. team win gold at a friendly competition in Italy. She also won gold in the all-around there. In June, she won her first national all-around title. She also won gold on vault and floor exercise. She then won the all-around title at the Top Gym competition in Belgium.

Continued Success (2009–2010)

Jordyn stretching at the 2010 Pacific Rims Championships

In February 2009, Jordyn competed against older gymnasts at the American Cup. She won the all-around competition. She was only 13, making her one of the youngest winners ever. Later that year, she helped her team win gold at the International Gymnix. She also placed first in the all-around and on all four events. She missed the rest of 2009 due to a hamstring injury.

In April 2010, she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Australia. She helped the American team win first place. She also won the junior all-around competition. She won gold medals on uneven bars and floor exercise. She also earned a silver medal on vault.

Later in 2010, Jordyn won the all-around at the U.S. Classic. She also won gold medals on vault and uneven bars. In August, she competed at the U.S. National Championships. She injured her ankle and had to stop competing. Even so, she was still named to the junior national team.

Senior Gymnastics Career

Becoming a World Champion (2011)

Jordyn at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy

Jordyn competed in her first senior event at the American Cup in Florida. She won the all-around competition. Later that month, she competed in Italy. She placed second in the all-around. The American team also won the team title. At the U.S. Classic, she competed only on uneven bars and balance beam, winning both.

In August, Jordyn competed at the U.S. National Championships. She won the all-around title by a large margin. She also won national titles on uneven bars and floor exercise. She earned a bronze medal on the balance beam.

Jordyn was chosen for the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo. She helped the American team win the gold medal. In the all-around final, she won the title by a very small amount. She also won the bronze medal in the balance beam final. She placed fourth on uneven bars and sixth on floor exercise.

Olympic Gold Medalist (2012)

Jordyn at the 2012 U.S. Classic

In March 2012, Jordyn won the American Cup all-around title again. Later that month, she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships. She helped the American team win first place. She also won the individual all-around competition. In the event finals, she won the gold medal on the floor exercise.

Jordyn competed at the U.S. National Championships as the defending champion. She won her national title again. She also won the silver medal on the floor exercise. She placed fifth on both uneven bars and balance beam.

In July, Jordyn competed at the Olympic Trials. She performed very well and was chosen for the Olympic team. The team was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. This was the first time an entire Olympic gymnastics team was on the cover.

London Olympics Experience

Fierce Five members meeting President Barack Obama

At the end of July 2012, Jordyn competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The American team, called the "Fierce Five", qualified for the team final in first place. However, Jordyn finished fourth in the all-around qualification. Due to the "two-per-country" rule, she could not compete in the all-around final. She did qualify for the floor exercise final.

In the team final, Jordyn helped the American team win the gold medal. They became the second U.S. team to win the team competition. Jordyn felt sad about missing the all-around final. But she focused on helping her team win gold.

In the floor exercise final, Jordyn placed seventh. After the Olympics, Jordyn shared that she had been competing with a leg injury. This injury limited her training and affected her performance.

After the Olympics

After the Olympics, Jordyn performed on a gymnastics tour. She accepted money from sponsors after her World Championships win. This meant she could not compete in college gymnastics. However, the head coach of the UCLA gymnastics team offered her a team manager role. Jordyn accepted and started studying psychology at UCLA in 2013. She continued to train, hoping to return to elite competition. On March 6, 2015, Jordyn announced she was retiring from elite gymnastics. She said she felt happy with her career.

Coaching Career

Jordyn (right) in 2016 for the announcement of the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Bid

Coaching at UCLA (2016–2019)

During her last year of college, Jordyn became a volunteer assistant coach at UCLA. She continued this role after she graduated. She was the floor exercise coach for the UCLA team. She helped them rank number 1 on floor in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, UCLA won its first national team title since 2010.

Leading the Arkansas Team (2019–Present)

On April 24, 2019, Jordyn became the head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics program. She was the first Olympic champion gymnast to lead a college women's gymnastics team. At 23, she was the youngest NCAA gymnastics head coach. Her first season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Arkansas ended that year ranked ninth in the NCAA.

In the 2021 season, Arkansas qualified for the evening session of the SEC Championships for the first time. Their season ended at the NCAA Regional Finals. In 2022, the gymnastics team competed in a larger arena for the first time. They set a new attendance record. The team set another attendance record in 2023. At the end of the 2023 season, Jordyn received a contract extension until 2028.

During the 2024 season, Arkansas set a new team score record. Arkansas then hosted the NCAA Regionals. They advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2018. There, they finished in seventh place. This was the program's highest finish since 2012.

Awards and Recognition

Jordyn (left) with Kamala Harris, Jeanette Antolin, and Jamie Dantzscher, in 2018

Jordyn was a finalist for the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award. This award is given to the best amateur athlete in the U.S. She was named the USOPC Athlete of the Month in October 2011 and June 2012. She was inducted into the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

In 2018, Jordyn and other brave gymnasts were awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. This award recognizes people who show great courage. Also in 2018, she received the Rising Star Award from the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Jordyn was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. She was also inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2020.

Television Appearances

In January 2012, Jordyn appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. After the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and the Fierce Five appeared on The Today Show and Late Show with David Letterman. The Fierce Five also performed on Dancing with the Stars. In 2025, she appeared on the third season of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. She left the competition in the third episode.

Personal Life

Jordyn Wieber started dating 2016 Olympian Chris Brooks in 2017. They announced their engagement in October 2021. They got married on May 28, 2023. Her Fierce Five teammates Aly Raisman and Kyla Ross attended the wedding. In late 2024, Jordyn and Chris announced they were expecting their first child. Their daughter was born in June 2025.

Competitive History

Jordyn at a parade after the 2012 Summer Olympics

Competitive history of Jordyn Wieber

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2006	U.S. Classic		10
	U.S. National Championships		9	19	13	9	19
2007	U.S. Classic		5		12		18
	U.S. National Championships						9
	Pan American Championships
2008	City of Jesolo Trophy
	U.S. Classic
	U.S. National Championships
	Top Gym
2009	American Cup
	International Gymnix
2010	Pacific Rim Championships					4
	U.S. Classic					6
	U.S. National Championships		DNF
Senior
2011	American Cup
	City of Jesolo Trophy
	U.S. Classic
	U.S. National Championships
	World Championships				4		6
2012	American Cup
	Pacific Rim Championships					6
	U.S. Classic				8
	U.S. National Championships				5	5
	Olympic Trials				4
	Olympic Games						7

See also

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