Jennifer Parilla

Jennifer Parilla
— Gymnast —
Country represented  United States
Born (1981-01-09) January 9, 1981
Newport Beach, California
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Discipline Trampolining
Club Team Everybody

Jennifer Parilla (born January 9, 1981) is an American gymnast who born in Newport Beach, California. She was the first and only American to qualify to the Olympic Games as a trampolinist when the sport debuted in 2000. She finished in 9th place at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games that were held in Sydney. She competed again for the US at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games held in Athens.

She was on the national team for eleven years from 1993-2004; her favorite event was trampoline but she also competed successfully on the double mini. She was the National Champion in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004 on the trampoline and in 1998 and 1999 on double mini. She earned national titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998 in synchronized trampoline, bringing her total national title count to twelve.[1]

She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Personal life

Jennifer's hometown is Lake Forest, California but she now resides in Newport Beach. She trained with Team Everybody gymnastics club and was coached by Lionel Rangel. Jennifer attended Orange Coast College and California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.

Jennifer is one of two children to Paul and Jan Parilla; she has an older brother named Steve. She is currently the Trampoline and Tumbling Director at National Gymnastics Training Center in Aliso Viejo, California.

International competition

National Competition

References

  1. ↑ "USAG Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling" (PDF). USAG Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling. 09/08/04. Retrieved 2016-02-21. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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