Kip Simons
American artistic gymnast
Kip Simons is a retired American gymnast. Simons competed in the 1996 Olympics and the 1994 and 1995 World Championships.[1]
Simons competed for Ohio State University. In 1994, his senior year, Simons won the Nissen Award, the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics. Simons credited a hard summer of training between his junior and senior years as propelling him to the next level.[2]
Simons has been the gymnastics head coach at the United States Naval Academy since 2015. Prior to his Naval Academy appointment, Kip was the Head Coach of the men's gymnastics team at The United States Air Force Academy for 11 seasons, beginning in 2005. He was an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 2001 to 2005.[3][4]
References
- ^ "USA Gymnastics Official Biography: Kip Simons".
- ^ Ohio State's Unforgettables. p. 136. Hooley, Bruce. 2002
- ^ "Player Bio: Kip Simons - AIR FORCE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". www.goairforcefalcons.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Kip Simons Bio - the University of California Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
External links
- Kip Simons at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Kip Simons at Olympics.com
- Kip Simons at Olympedia
- Kip Simons at USA Gymnastics
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- Mary Lee Tracy (Women's artistic assistant coach)
- Jan Exner (Rhythmic individual coach)
- Rossitza Todorova (Rhythmic group coach)
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