Jacquelyn "Jackie" J. Fie (Honorary Inductee)
A 1979 inductee into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Fie dedicated 50-plus years of her life to the sport of gymnastics. While as a student at Northwestern, she earned a berth on the 1956 U.S. Olympic team and participated in one Olympic competition at the Melbourne Games.
Following her graduation from Northwestern in 1959, she has remained heavily involved in the sport through present day. Fie is the only American to rise to the Presidency of an FIG (Federation of International Gymnastics) Technical Committee and the first woman to have an administrative position with the National Governing Board for Gymnastics in the United States. A. Bruce Frederick, noted gymnastic historian, says Fie has made several admirable contributions to the sport, but perhaps her most important contribution is taking a leading stance on increasing the degree of honesty applied to performer's scores.
She served as the Technical Director for Women's Artistic Gymnastics at the past three Olympic Games (1996, 2000 and 2004) and has been a Brevet Judge official for 41 FIG Official competitions, more than any women's artistic gymnastics judge in history.
Fie was identified by Frederick as an American Gymnastic Centurion -- individuals who have made the greatest impact on gymnastics in the United States.
