| Lisa Wang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lisa Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 24, 1988 Madison, WI |
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| Hometown | Buffalo Grove, IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Princeton, NJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2000-2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northshore Rhythmics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Natalia Klimouk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Dani Takova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Lana Lashoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lisa Wang (born September 24, 1988 in Madison, Wisconsin) is a nationally and internationally ranked rhythmic gymnast.[1] She began rhythmic gymnastics training in 1998, when she was ten years old. In 2000, Wang became a part of the National Team. In 2001, She claimed her first Junior National Championship at the Visa National Championships. Since then, Wang has achieved numerous titles including
During the 2007 World Championships (which serve as the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifier), Wang was the most heavily favored American Rhythmic Gymnast for the 2008 Olympics. But she placed 28th and thus missed Olympic qualification by three-tenths of a point. The United States Olympic Committee denied her application to apply for the Tripartite wild card spot, despite support from USA Gymnastics, thus removing her last chance to compete at the 2008 Olympics.[6]
Wang graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois in December 2006. After being accepted into Yale University Early Action, Wang decided to defer matriculation for a year in order to continue training.[7] Her life and gap year were documented by the national best-seller "Fat Envelope Frenzy".[8] In 2007, she shot an international commercial in Brazil for a Netherland-based Water Company. In May 2008, Wang competed in her last National Championship in Houston, Texas. She swept all 5 Gold Medals in addition to winning the All-Around Title and Athlete of the Year [9][10] Wang Currently attends Yale University as the Class of 2012.[11]