Jenny Hansen
Jenny Hansenis an American stuntwoman and retiredgymnastfromSomerset, Wisconsin.Born in 1973,[1]Hansen won three consecutiveNCAAAll-Around Championships between 1993 and 1995, the only person to ever win three straight All-Around titles. She attended theUniversity of Kentuckyfrom 1992 until 1996 and has since been named to the UK's Athletic Hall of Fame. Hansen won a total of eight national titles and nineSoutheastern Conferencechampionships during her collegiate career.[2][3]She was a three-time winner of theHonda Sports Awardin gymnastics.[4][5]She is a thirteen time All-American and was named the Most Outstanding Gymnast over the past 25 years of NCAA competition in 2006.[6]
NCAA Championships
[edit]- All-Around - 1993, 1994, & 1995[7]
- Balance Beam - 1994 & 1995[8]
- Floor Exercise - 1995[9]
- Vault - 1994 & 1995[10]
Southeastern Conference Championships
[edit]- All-Around - 1993[11]
- Balance Beam - 1995 & 1996[12]
- Floor Exercise - 1994, 1995, & 1996[13]
- Uneven Bars - 1993[14]
- Vault - 1993 & 1994[15]
Comeback
[edit]After retiring from the sport of Gymnastics, Hansen announced plans to try out for the United States women's gymnastics team for the London 2012 Olympics at the age of 38, but did not make the team.[16]
References
[edit]- ^On the Beam, St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 1, 1995
- ^Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[1]",August 10, 2010
- ^Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[2]Archived2012-11-12 at theWayback Machine",August 13, 2010
- ^Feb 19th 2015 - 1pm, David M. Newman |."Jenny Hansen to receive top athletic honor at University of Kentucky".RiverTowns.Retrieved2020-03-19.
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- ^Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, 2010, "[3]Archived2017-07-24 at theWayback Machine",August 11, 2010
- ^Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[4]",August 10, 2010
- ^Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[5]",August 10, 2010
- ^Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[6]",August 10, 2010
- ^Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[7]",August 10, 2010
- ^Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[8]Archived2012-11-12 at theWayback Machine",August 13, 2010
- ^Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[9]Archived2012-11-12 at theWayback Machine",August 13, 2010
- ^Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[10]Archived2012-11-12 at theWayback Machine",August 13, 2010
- ^Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[11]Archived2012-11-12 at theWayback Machine",August 13, 2010
- ^Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[12]Archived2012-11-12 at theWayback Machine",August 13, 2010
- ^Story, Mark."From UK NCAA champion to Hollywood stuntwoman, Jenny Hansen has not slowed down".University of Kentucky.Retrieved29 August2017.