Jennifer Parilla is an American

United States

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 gymnast

Gymnast

Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...

 born in Newport Beach, California

Newport Beach, California

Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...

. Jennifer's hometown is Lake Forest, California

Lake Forest, California

Lake Forest is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 77,264 at the 2010 census.Lake Forest incorporated as a city on December 20, 1991. Prior to a vote of the residents in that year, the community had formerly been known as El Toro since the 1880s...

 but she now resides in Newport Beach. She attends Team Everybody gymnastics club and is coached by Lionel Rangel. Jennifer attends Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College is a community college in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges...

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She has been on the national team for ten years, her favorite event is trampoline

Trampolining

Trampolining is a competitive Olympic sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. These can include simple jumps in the pike, tuck or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward or backward somersaults and twists....

. She was the National Trampoline Champion of 2004 and also has won a number of other trampoline events over the years. She competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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Personal life

Jennifer is one of two children to Paul and Jan Parilla. She has an older brother named Steve. Her favorite subject in school is Psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

 and she enjoys techno music. Parilla’s favorite movie is Rudy

Rudy (film)

Rudy is a 1993 American sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles...

 and her favorite TV show is anything on The Entertainment Channel. Parilla’s goal was to win the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Her role model is Karl Heger “because he has the heart of a champion.” In her spare time, apart from gymnastics, Parilla enjoys snowboarding

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...

, kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

, dancing, and traveling.

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 Olympic Games, 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 – Syncro, 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

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