Lisa Wang

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Lisa Wang
— Gymnast —
Full name Lisa Wang
Country represented  United States
Born (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988
Madison, WI
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

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

  • 3-time Senior National Champion in 2006, 2007,[2] and 2008 [3]
  • 3-time World Championships Team Member in 2003, 2005, and 2007
  • 3-time National Rhythmic Challenge Champion
  • In 2007, she became the All-around Pan American Games Champion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][5]

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 attended Yale University as the Class of 2012.[11]

References

  1. ↑ USA Gymnastics Biography
  2. ↑ "Wang Wins Rhythmic Gymnastics Senior All Around at 2007 Visa Championships" August 18, 2007
  3. ↑ "Medals Galore" NBC Olympics, July 15, 2008. Accessed August 2008.
  4. ↑ US Presswire Photos The Premium Sports Newswire
  5. ↑ "Wang wins All-Around Gold Medal at 2007 Pan American Games" July 27, 2007
  6. ↑ Torgovnick, Kate. "Top Rhythmic Gymnast Sees Dreams of Beijing Fade Away.", New York Times, November 13, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007.
  7. ↑ Daday, Eileen O. "On the road to the Olympics Local athlete sets her sights on the gold", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), September 2, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2007. "A mini-class in rhythmic gymnastics enthralled Buffalo Grove native Lisa Wang as early as third-grade with its graceful routines filled with ribbons and balls. It still does, though now the Stevenson High School senior is competing in the sport at its highest level."
  8. ↑ "Getting into the Ivy League" August 25, 2008
  9. ↑ "Wang Wins all four individual event titles ", "USA Gymnastics"
  10. ↑ "Wang Wins third straight all-around Visa title ", May 28, 2008
  11. ↑ Torgovnick, Kate. "Top Rhythmic Gymnast Sees Dreams of Beijing Fade Away.", New York Times, November 13, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007

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