Jaycie Phelps

Jaycie Phelps
Country represented	United States
Born	(1979-09-26) September 26, 1979 (age 37)
Hometown	Greenfield, Indiana, United States
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International
Years on national team	1994–1997
Club	Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)	Mary Lee Tracy
Eponymous skills	Phelps (Vault)
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team World Championships 1994 Dortmund Team 1995 Sabae Team National Championships 1996 Knoxville All Around 1995 New Orleans All Around U.S. Classic 1995 Birmingham All Around 1995 Birmingham Uneven Bars 1995 Birmingham Balance Beam 1995 Birmingham Floor Exercise 1995 Birmingham Vault 1994 Palm Springs All Around

Jaycie Lynn Phelps (born September 26, 1979 in Greenfield, Indiana, United States) is a retired American Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic gold medal U.S. women's gymnastics team, the Magnificent Seven. She is known for her consistency and clean lines in her gymnastics.

Jaycie Phelps was born on September 26, 1979 in Indianapolis, Indiana and grew up in Greenfield, Indiana. She is the daughter of Jack and Cheryl. She has one older brother, Dennis. She was married to 2004 Olympic gymnast Brett McClure in 2005. They have divorced as of 2008. Today, she is the owner and head coach of the Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center in Greenfield, Indiana. In 2014, she married Dave Marus.

Phelps began gymnastics at the age of four at Indiana Gymnest in Greenfield, Indiana, and attended once-a-week practice before doing two-a-week practices and building up from there. At age 11, after progressing to the point where her family felt she could benefit from a new coach, she and her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and she trained at Desert Devils Gymnastics for extensive training. She attended the 1993 Junior National Championships, but ended up in 24th place, and wanted to quit altogether. After receiving encouragement from her parents, who wanted her to give it another shot, she went and trained at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, training alongside future Olympic teammate, Amanda Borden. Jaycie's father and brother went back to Indiana whilst Jaycie and her mother stayed in Cincinnati.

Jaycie made her senior debut at 1994 American Classic in Orlando, Florida, which also served as the trials for the 1994 World Championships. She placed 15th and didn't make the team. She attended the 1994 Olympic Festival in St. Louis, Missouri and placed 3rd all-around, plus 5th on balance beam and 6th on floor exercise. At the 1994 U.S. Classic, she placed 3rd in the all-around. She later attended the 1994 Senior National Championships and placed 6th. After doing well and placing 5th the 1994 World Team Trials in Richmond, Virginia, she was selected to be part of the team to go to the 1994 World Team Championships in Dortmund, Germany, where she won a silver medal.

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