Manfred Christopher Waller (born September 20, 1968 in

Evanston, Illinois Evanston ( ) is a city, suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wil ...

) is a retired American gymnast who competed in the

1990 Goodwill Games The 1990 Goodwill Games was the second edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Following an inaugural edition in Moscow, the second games took place in Seattle, United ...

, and the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. From 2020 to 2022, he was the head coach for the

UCLA Bruins gymnastics The UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team represents the University of California, Los Angeles and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. They currently compete in Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA. The team, coached by Janelle McDonald, has won 21 Regi ...

team; his alma mater.

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1968 births Living people Olympic gymnasts of the United States Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Gymnasts at the 1995 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games UCLA Bruins men's gymnasts UCLA Bruins coaches {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub