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American gymnast

Nancy Thies
Thies in 1973
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1957-06-10) June 10, 1957 (age 67)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materUrbana High School
University of Illinois
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubMcKinley Young Men's Christian Association

Nancy Lynn Thies (born June 10, 1957) is a retired American gymnast. Aged 15, she competed in six events at the 1972 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 27th place on the balance beam.

Thies finished third all-around at the 1972 AAU Meet and fifth at the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials. After graduating from the University of Illinois she became an author and journalist, working in public relations. She also served as vice-chair for women at USA Gymnastics, headed the USA Gymnastics athlete wellness program, and occasionally acted as a commentator for gymnastics-related TV broadcasts.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nancy Thies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

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1972 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team
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