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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota | April 28, 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–88 | U.S. National Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–92 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | UCLA (Student asst.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | University of Maryland (Asst.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | University of Nebraska (Asst.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2015 | University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall | 347–86–6 (.797) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Conference (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013) NCAA (2013, 2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Second-team All-American (1992) First-team All-Pac-10 (1992) SEC Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rhonda Faehn (born April 28, 1971) is an American college gymnastics coach and former college and elite gymnast. Faehn was the head coach of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team of the University of Florida for thirteen seasons, from 2003 to 2015. As a gymnast, Faehn competed at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and was named as an alternate for the U.S team at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Faehn also competed collegiately, earning a scholarship to UCLA, where she attended from 1990 to 1994. She is best known for leading the Florida Gators to twelve consecutive appearances in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's gymnastics tournament, and three consecutive NCAA championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Faehn left the University of Florida in 2015 to become the Senior Vice President of USA Gymnastics, the governing body of gymnastics in the United States. On May 17, 2018, USA Gymnastics parted ways with Faehn, who came under fire from survivors of former national team doctor Larry Nassar's abuse.[1]