| Richelle Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richelle Aiko Simpson |
| Former countries represented |  Canada |
| Born | November 16, 1982 Toronto, Ontario |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Training location | Unionville, Ontario[citation needed] Lincoln, Nebraska[1] |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | College |
| Club | Winstonettes GA |
| College team | Nebraska Cornhuskers (2002–05) Penn State Nittany Lions (2001) |
| Head coach(es) | Dan Kendig |
| Former coach(es) | Leonid Grakovsky, Debbie Vidmar |
| Retired | 2005 |
Richelle Aiko Simpson[2] (born November 16, 1982) is a retired Canadian artistic gymnast and current acrobat for the renowned Cirque du Soleil company. An elite level gymnast for five years, representing the Canadian National Team at both Pan American Games and the World Championships competitions during that period, Simpson enjoyed her career highlights as an NCAA collegiate student-athlete – competing as a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's gymnastics program.[3] She remains one of the program's finest ever gymnasts, holding a total of four individual school records.[4] Additionally, she was the first Nebraska gymnast to receive first-team All-American awards in all five events,[5] and is one of only two Nebraska gymnasts to win an NCAA National all-around title[6][circular reference] – an accomplishment she achieved in 2003.[7]
- ^ University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Web Developer Network. "Campus Maps - University of Nebraska–Lincoln". maps.unl.edu.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Women's Gymnastics - Roster - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site". Huskers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska Women's Gymnastics Records".
- ^ "The Art of Perfection: Simpson 'Fit' Nebraska".
- ^ Nebraska Cornhuskers women's gymnastics#NCAA Individual Champions
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/gymnastics_champs_records/2010-11/2010_w_gymnastics_champ_record.pdf [bare URL PDF]