Jennifer Parilla (born January 9, 1981) is an American

trampolinist Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more com ...

who was born in

Newport Beach, California Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...

. She was the first and only American to qualify to the

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in Sydney as a

when the sport debuted; and finished in 9th place. She competed for the US at the

2004 Athens Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. She was on the national team for eleven years from 1993 to 2004; her favorite event was

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but she also competed successfully on the double mini. She was the National Champion in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004 on the trampoline, and on the double mini in 1998 and 1999. She earned national titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998 in synchronized trampoline, bringing her total national title count to twelve. She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Personal life

Jennifer's hometown is

Lake Forest, California Lake Forest is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 85,858 at the 2020 census. Lake Forest incorporated as a city on December 20, 1991. Prior to incorporation, the community had been known as El Toro. Following a vote in 20 ...

but she now resides in

Newport Beach Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...

. She trained with Team Everybody gymnastics club and was coached by Lionel Rangel. Jennifer attended

Orange Coast College Orange Coast College (OCC) is a public community college in Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees, cert ...

and California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Jennifer is one of two children to Paul and Jan Parilla; she has an older brother named Steve. She is currently the Trampoline and Tumbling Director a
National Gymnastics Training Center
in Aliso Viejo, California.

International competition

*2003 World Championships, Hannover, GER; 16th-Trampoline *2003 World Cup, Prague, CZE; 4th-Trampoline *2003 World Cup, Ostend, BEL; 18th-Trampoline *2003 Canada Cup, Oakville, O.N., CAN; 8th-Trampoline *2002 World Cup, Mykolayiv, UKR; 11th – Trampoline *2001 World Championships, Odense, DEN; 19th – Trampoline *2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, AUS; 9th-Trampoline *2000 World Cup, Sydney, AUS; 6th – Trampoline (4th vs. Olympic Field) *2000 Olympic Test Event, Sydney, AUS; 6th – Trampoline (4th vs. Olympic Field) *1999 Olympic Selection; 9th – Trampoline *1999 World Championships, Sun City, RSA; 7th – Synchro, 17th – Trampoline *1999 French Nationals, Toulouse, FRA; 1st – Synchro *1998 World Championships, Sydney, AUS; 2nd – Double Mini, 3rd – Team Double Mini *1997 Trampoline World cup final, Frankfurt, GER; 5th – Trampoline *1997 Indo-Pacific Championships, Durban, RSA; 3rd – Double mini *1997 Trampoline World Cup Final, Sydney, AUS; 4th – Trampoline *1996 Trampoline World Cup, Frankfurt, GER; 2nd Trampoline *1996 World Championships, Vancouver, CAN; 6th – Synchro, 7th – Trampoline *1995 Trampoline World Cup, Vancouver, CAN; 7th – Trampoline *1994 World Championships, Porto, POR; 1st – Team Double Mini *1994 World Age Group Games, Vila De Conde, POR; 1st - Trampoline 2nd – Double Mini

National Competition

*2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, San Jose, Calif.; 1st - Trampoline *2004 Visa U.S. Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 1st - Trampoline *2003 U.S. Championships, Sacramento, Calif.; 1st – Trampoline *2003 Winter Classic, Tampa, Fla.; 2nd - Trampoline *2002 National Championships, Cleveland, Ohio; 1st – Trampoline *2002 U.S. Elite Challenge, Indianapolis, Ind.; 1st – Trampoline *2002 Winter Classic, Indianapolis, Ind.; 4th – Trampoline *2001 National Championships, San Antonio, Texas; 11th - Trampoline *2000 National Championships, St. Louis, Mo.; 1st – Trampoline *1999 U.S. World Team Trials, Sacramento, Calif.; 1st – Trampoline, 1st – Synchro - 2nd Double Mini *1999 U.S. World Team Trials, Knoxville, Tenn.; 1st – trampoline, 1st – Double Mini, 1st - Synchro *1999 National Championships, Anaheim, Calif. ; 1st – Double Mini *1998 National Championships, St. Paul, Minn.; 1st – Trampoline, 1st – Synchro, 1st – Double Mini *1996 National Championships, Phoenix Ariz.; 1st – Synchro, 3rd – Trampoline *1995 National Championships, Denver, Colo.; 1st – Synchro, 2nd – Trampoline, 3rd – Double Mini *1994 National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 1st - Synchro, 4th – Double Mini *1993 National Championships; San Diego, Calif.; 1st - Synchro

References

External links

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at US Gymnastics Hall of Fame * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parilla, Jennifer 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California American female trampolinists Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the United States 21st-century American women