Chellsie Memmel

Chellsie Memmel
Memmel performing on the balance beam at the 2008 USA Gymnastics National Championships in Boston
Personal information
Full nameChellsie Marie Memmel
Country represented United States
Born (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 36)
West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
ResidenceEagle, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2000, 2002–09, 2011–12 (US)
GymM&M Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Andy Memmel
Eponymous skillsMemmel Turn (Floor Routine): Double turn with leg fully extended in a "Y" [2]
Medal record
Gymnastics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2005 Melbourne All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2005 Melbourne Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2005 Melbourne Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aarhus Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2004 Birmingham Uneven Bars
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Balance Beam
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Maracaibo Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2004 Maracaibo Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro Balance Beam
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Honolulu Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Honolulu All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2006 Honolulu Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 2006 Honolulu Floor Exercise
SpouseKory Maier

Chellsie Marie Memmel (born June 23, 1988) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2005 world all-around champion (the third American woman, after Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller, to win that title) and the 2003 world champion on the uneven bars. She was a member of the United States women's gymnastics team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.[3]

With a total of seven World Championship and Olympic medals, Memmel is tied with Shawn Johnson as the ninth most decorated American female gymnast, behind Simone Biles (41), Shannon Miller (16), Nastia Liukin (14), Alicia Sacramone (11), Aly Raisman (10), Jade Carey (10), Sunisa Lee (9), and Dominique Dawes (8).[4]

Her return to gymnastics in her 30s attracted attention to the idea that by avoiding over-training and mistreatment, gymnasts could continue to perform at a high level in adulthood.[5] She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2022.[6]

  1. ^ "Chellsie Memmel". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Six-time World medalist, 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Memmel retires from competitive gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympians At Last." Archived August 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine NBCOlympics.com. July 19, 2008. Accessed on July 19, 2008.
  4. ^ [1] "USA Gymnastics: U.S. Medalists at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships"
  5. ^ Feidelson, Lizzie (May 4, 2021). "What If Everything We Know About Gymnastics Is Wrong?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Chellsie Memmel | the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame". www.ighof.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.[title missing]