Jordyn Wieber Honored with Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award

Jordyn Wieber Honored with Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award

May 15, 2013 by Anne Phillips
Jordyn Wieber Honored with Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award


The honors keep coming for Jordyn Wieber! On May 18 the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (IGHOF) will present the World and Olympic Champion with the "Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award". Well deserved. 

The Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award honors a currently competitive or recently retired gymnast from around the world who has demonstrated great sportsmanship or fair play. Wieber, who was a member of USA's "Fierce Five" gymnastics team at the 2012 London Olympics, is a two-time World Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist.
1993 IGHOF inductee and Olympic Gold Medalist Nadia Comaneci is thrilled to honor Wieber with the award.

"I'm happy to present the award to Jordyn Wieber," Comaneci said. "Jordyn was the reigning World All-Around Champion but failed to qualify for the finals in London, and yet she showed great sportsmanship by overcoming her personal disappointment to help lead the US women to the gold medal."

Learn more about the award and the IGOF by clicking here.

Want more of Jordyn Wieber? Get an inside look at her return to the gym in "Beyond the Routine: Jordyn Wieber". The series profiles the life, training and competitive return of the famed Fierce Five member and her coach John Geddert. Click here to watch Beyond the Routine with Wieber! 

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