Nancy Thies

Nancy Thies

Thies in 1973
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1957-06-10) June 10, 1957 (age 67) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Alma mater	Urbana High School University of Illinois[1]
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Club	McKinley Young Men's Christian Association[1]

Nancy Lynn Thies (born June 10, 1957) is a retired American gymnast. Aged 15, she competed in six events at the 1972 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 27th place on the balance beam.^[1]

Thies finished third all-around at the 1972 AAU Meet and fifth at the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials. After graduating from the University of Illinois she became an author and journalist, working in public relations. She also served as vice-chair for women at USA Gymnastics, headed the USA Gymnastics athlete wellness program, and occasionally acted as a commentator for gymnastics-related TV broadcasts.^[1]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nancy Thies Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

External links

• Nancy Thies at Olympedia