Chellsie MEMMEL

Personal Info
Memmel burst into the spotlight in 2003, being named to the Pan American Games team where she won five medals including team and all-around gold. She was called into action as an alternate to the World Championships Team, then cast into the lineup after injuries and illness to three team members. Memmel ended up playing a vital role in securing the team gold, earning the highest all-around marks of any team member during Team Finals. She went on to tie with teammate Hollie Vise as the World Uneven Bars Co-Champion. For her outstanding 2003 season, Memmel was named the 2003 TOPS Co-Athlete of the Year with Carly Patterson. Memmel is the oldest of three daughters to Andrew and Jeanelle Memmel. Both of her parents were All-American gymnasts and won full college athletic scholarships. Her mother is currently a gymnastics coach and club owner. Memmel has two sisters, Mara (1/17/90) and Skyler (4/17/97), who are both gymnasts. Mara focuses on artistic gymnastics while Skyler trains both artistic and rhythmic. Memmels parents are her role models. Her favorite subject is math and she would like to coach gymnastics in the future. In her spare time, Memmel enjoys shopping, reading and bike riding. One of her gymnastics goals is to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games.

At the 2006 World Championships, Chellsie helped her team earn the silver medal. She had to withdraw from finals due to a shoulder injury. At the 2005 World Championships, Memmel became the first U.S. woman to win the all-around gold medal since 1994 when Shannon Miller won her second straight title. She also finished second in both the uneven bars and balance beam. Chellsie tied for USA Gymnastics Women's Athlete of the Year in 2005. Memmel burst into the spotlight in 2003 when she was named to the Pan American Games team and won five medals, including team and all-around gold. An alternate to the 2003 World Championships Team, she was cast into the lineup after injuries and illness of three team members. Memmel ended up playing a vital role in securing the team gold, earning the highest all-around marks of any team member during team finals. She went on to tie with teammate Hollie Vise as the World Uneven Bars Co-Champion. For her outstanding 2003 season, Memmel was named the 2003 TOPs Co-Athlete of the Year with Carly Patterson. Memmel is the oldest of three daughters to Andrew and Jeanelle Memmel, both of whom were All-American gymnasts and won full college athletic scholarships. Her parents own M&M Gymnastics, where Memmel is coached by her father. Memmel has two sisters, Mara and Skyler, who are her role models. She would like to coach gymnastics in the future.

Year	Competition	Team	AA
2000	Copa Puerto Rico USA vs. France, St. Etienne	- 1	1 2	- -	2 -	1 -	1 -
2002	USA-Belgium Dual Meet USA-MEX Dual Meet USA/UKR/BRA Team Meet Int. Gymnastics Tournament, Curitiba	1 1 1 1	1 3 - -	3 - - -	1 - 3 3	2 - - -	1 2 - -
2003	37. World Championships Pan American Ganes Pacific Challenge (USA/CAN/AUS)	1 1 1	8 1 -	- - -	1 1 1	6 3 -	- - -
2004	World Cup Final, Birmingham American Cup Pan Am.Ind. Event Champs, Maracaibo	- - -	- 3 -	- 4 -	1 2 1	- 3 1	- 6 -
2005	American Cup 38. World Championships USA / GBR, Lilleshall (GBR) USA / SUI, Magglingen (SUI) Pan American Champs, Rio de Janeiro	- - 1 1 1	- 1 - - 1	- - - 1 -	1 2 1 2 1	3 2 - 3 1	- - - - -
2006	39. World Championships Pacific Alliance Champs, Honolulu	2 1	1 1	- -	- -	- 1	- 2
2007	Toyota Cup Good Luck Beijing Int. Tournament	- -	- 5	- -	- -	2 3	1 3
2008	29. Olympic Games, Beijing	2	95	-	-	-	-

Date of birth	23 June 1988		Hometown	West Allis, Wisconsin
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wis.		Profession	Graduated from West Allis Central High School in 2006
Height		cm	Children
Weight		kg	Start gymnastics	1989
Gender	Female		Club	M/M Gymanstics
Nickname			Head coach	Andy Memmel
Spouse name			Favourite apparatus	Bars

Chellsie MEMMEL

United States (USA)

Pictures

World Championships, 2003, Anaheim, USA

World Cup Final, 2004 Glasgow

World Championships 2005, Melbourne, Australia

All-around: Beam

All-around: Floor

All-around: Uneven Bars

Podium

Beam

Uneven Bars

World Championships 2006, Aarhus, Denmark

Team

USA Team

Olympic Games 2008, Beijing, China

Qual. - Uneven Bars