Jenny Hansen

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Jenny Hansen is an American gymnast from Somerset, Wisconsin.[1] Hansen won three consecutive NCAA All-Around Championships between 1993 and 1995, the only person to ever win three straight All-Around titles. She attended the University of Kentucky from 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 nine Southeastern Conference championships during her collegiate career.[2][3] She is a thirteen time All-American and was named the Most Outstanding Gymnast over the past 25 years of NCAA competition in 2006.[4]

NCAA Championships

  • All-Around - 1993, 1994, & 1995[5]
  • Balance Beam - 1994 & 1995[6]
  • Floor Exercise - 1995[7]
  • Vault - 1994 & 1995[8]

Southeastern Conference Championships

  • All-Around - 1993[9]
  • Balance Beam - 1995 & 1996[10]
  • Floor Exercise - 1994, 1995, & 1996[11]
  • Uneven Bars - 1993[12]
  • Vault - 1993 & 1994[13]

Comeback

After retiring from the sport of Gymnastics, Hansen has since announced plans to compete in The London 2012 Olympics at the age of 38. She now trains at Platinum Gymnastics and coaches Excel. https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=8567&prog=h

References

  1. On the Beam, St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 1, 1995
  2. Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[1]", August 10, 2010
  3. Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[2]", August 13, 2010
  4. Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, 2010, "[3]", August 11, 2010
  5. Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[4]", August 10, 2010
  6. Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[5]", August 10, 2010
  7. Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[6]", August 10, 2010
  8. Jenny Hansen Named NCAA Most Outstanding Gymnast in Honor Of 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships - NCAA.org, 2006, "[7]", August 10, 2010
  9. Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[8]", August 13, 2010
  10. Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[9]", August 13, 2010
  11. Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[10]", August 13, 2010
  12. Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[11]", August 13, 2010
  13. Kentucky Wildcat Gymnastics Honors, 2009, "[12]", August 13, 2010

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