Jackie Klein
 Klein (center) in 1956 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1937 Chicago, U.S. |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Lincoln Turners |
| Coached by | Erna Wachtel |
Jacquelyn Joyce "Jackie" Klein (later Fie, born July 11, 1937) is a retired American artistic gymnast, coach, referee and official. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 49th place in the balance beam.[2]
Klein retired soon after the Olympics due to a back injury. In 1959 she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University,[3] and then had a long career as a physical education teacher, gymnastics coach, judge and administrator. Since 1970s she was a member of the International Federation of Gymnastics and was named its honorary vice-president upon her retirement in 2004. Within the Federation she served as vice-president of the Women’s Technical Committee (WTC) in 1984–1992, and in 1992 became the first American WTC president. In 1979 Klein was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame,[4] and in 2014 into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[1]
Klein is married to Larry Fie, they have two sons.[4]
References
- ^ a b Jackie Fie. ighof.com
- ^ Jackie Klein. sports-reference.com
- ^ Jacque Day Archer; Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro (2007). Rogers Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7385-4139-6.
- ^ a b FIE-Klein, Jacquelyn J. “Jackie”. gymnasticshalloffame.org