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Gregor Weiss
Full nameGregor Richard Weiss
Country representedUnited States
Born(1941-02-18)February 18, 1941
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
GymSwiss Turners
College teamPenn State Nittany Lions
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 2 2 0
Total 2 2 0
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago Vault
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago Parallel bars

Gregor Richard Weiss (born February 18, 1941) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics, placing 7th in the team event and 59th in the individual all-around. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. In the NCAA, he competed for Penn State University and was the NCAA all-around champion in 1961. He was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1991.

A resident of Ridgefield, New Jersey, Weiss graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in nearby Englewood.[1]

Following his graduation from Penn State, Weiss served in the U.S. Air Force while still competing internationally and coached at the United States Air Force Academy. He is the father of Michael Weiss.

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  1. ^ The Modern Gymnast, November 1964. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Greg Weiss: Height , 5-6; Weight, 138; Age, 23; Ridgefield , New Jersey.... Attended high school at Dwight Morrow, Englewood, New Jersey."
  • Weiskopf, Herman (May 16, 1966). "Now You Can't, Now You Can". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  • "NCAA Record Book: Gymnastics" (PDF).
  • "Penn State Men's Gymnastics: 2009 National Collegiate Championships Guide" (PDF).
  • "Biography: WEISS, Gregor "Greg"". U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame. 21 March 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greg Weiss". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15.
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