Paul Ziert

Paul Ziert

Biographical details
Alma mater	Stanford University (Master's)
Playing career
1962–1965	Illinois State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1983	Oklahoma (men's)
1981–1983	Oklahoma (women's)
Head coaching record
Overall	66–28 (men's) 27–26 (women's)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2X NCAA Division I Men's Championship (1977, 1978) 4X Big Eight Men's Champions (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981)

Paul Ziert is a former gymnastics coach. Ziert was a member of the gymnastics team at Illinois State University.^[1] Ziert won the NAIA national championship in the free exercise and tumbling in 1965. Ziert was the head gymnastics coach at the University of Oklahoma. He recruited Bart Conner to the school. In 1977 and 1978, Ziert's teams won the NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship.^[2][3][4] He coached the Oklahoma men's gymnastics team from 1974 to 1983, and the women's team from 1981 to 1983.^[5][6] Ziert cowrote a book with Conner, Winning the Gold, in 1985.^[7] Ziert currently publishes International Gymnast Magazine.^[8][9]

References

1. "Paul Ziert". Illinois State University.
2. "The Collected Wisdom of Paul Ziert". NewsOK.com. 7 July 2012.
3. "SI.com - SI 50th - Oklahoma - Brian Cazeneuve: Sooner Surprise - Monday December 22, 2003 01:52 PM". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2003-12-26.
4. "Paul Ziert Profile - Illinois State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
5. "University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics coaching history". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
6. "University of Oklahoma Women's Gymnastics coaching history". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
7. *Conner, Bart, with Ziert, Paul (1988). Winning the Gold. New York:Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-51333-4
8. "International Gymnast Magazine Online - Contact Us". International Gymnast Magazine Online.
9. Young, R.J. (July 7, 2012). "The Collective Wisdom of Paul Ziert". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 31, 2023.