John Roethlisberger

Gymnast

Birthday June 21, 1970

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, US

Age 53 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5ft 7in

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1968

John is the son of Fred Roethlisberger, who was a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympics gymnastics team.

1970

John Roethlisberger (born June 21, 1970) is a retired American gymnast.

1984

His sister Marie Roethlisberger was an alternate on the 1984 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team.

He earned his BS degree in finance and international business.

He now co-owns camp Flipfest, along with John Macready.

Flipfest is located on Lake Frances in Crossville, Tennessee.

1990

John was named Sportsperson of the Year in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2000 and was a member of six World Championship teams throughout his career.

Roethlisberger enrolled at the University of Minnesota where his father was head coach of the men's gymnastics team.

While there, he won the NCAA all-around title three times and the Big Ten Conference all-around title four times.

1992

He is a three-time Olympian, representing the U.S. at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

He is also a four-time U.S. National all-around champion and a four-time U.S. National pommel horse champion.

1993

In 1993, Roethlisberger won the Nissen Award, and was a 1992 and 1993 Academic All-American.

In 1993, John was named the winner of the NCAA Top-six Award, which is awarded annually to the top six student-athletes in the nation from all sports.

John has been in the commentary box for many Visa Championships, U.S. Classic, and Nastia Liukin Cup competitions for NBC.

He also does commentary for the Big Ten and SEC Networks college gymnastic meets.

1995

He also won back-to-back American Cup titles in 1995 and 1996.