Joanna Sime
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Joanna Sime was a Junior and Senior International Gymnast who represented Great Britain in the late 1970s.
Invitational Competitions:
National Championships:
International Meets:
Tournament, Russia, 1981.
Awarded the Honor of Master Gymnast by the British Amateur Gymnastics Association for participation in three World level events.
Joanna Paricipated as celebrity sportswomen in children's TV show "We are the Champions" with Ron Pickering
in 1978. We Are the Champions (TV series)
NCAA: Received a full athletic scholarship to the Pennsylvania State University from 1981 to 1985. Received the NCAA Team Bronze medal in 1982, coached by Judy Markell Avener. NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
Professional Gymnastics: Took part in the Kurt Thomas's Professional Gymnastics show in Orlando, Florida, 1985.
"Gymnastics America".
, and a well known psychologist for his innovative work in Cognitive ergonomics
and human-computer interaction. He worked for the Medical Research Council (UK)
and was based at the University of Sheffield
where he headed a Scientific Research Team.
Max Sime was awarded the title of Master Coach by the British Amateur Gymnastics Asscoiation, for producing several International Gymnasts for Britain, another being Joanna's sister, Katie Sime. He was also made an Honorary Life Member for his contributions to the Woman's Technical Committee and the Board of Control. The "Max Sime Memorial" is awarded each year at the British National Championships to the most artistic and stylish Gymnast to commemorate his considerable contribution to the sport.
Joanna also trained in Washington DC with Margie and Greg Weiss, parents to top US figure skater, Michael Weiss
and also coaches to several National US Champions, notably Stephanie Willem, Shari Mann and Jackie Casello. Gregor Weiss
As a result of a Sports Aid Foundation Scholarship, while competing at The European Championships in Copenhagen, Joanna arranged with then President of the FIG, Yuri Titov
, a training trip to the Soviet Union at the Central Army Club in Moscow where she worked with reigning World Champion, Elena Mukhina
and became good friends. There she was coached by Mikail Klimenko and Victor Razumov and began her studies in Russian, for which she received an honors degree from Penn State University later in her career.
Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
Competition record
Major Championships competed in:- World School Games, Orleans, France, 1976. Gold Medalist Team Event, Bronze Medal on Balance Beam.
- Commenwealth Games, Edmonton, Canada. England Team Silver Medalist. 1978 1978 Commonwealth Games1978 Commonwealth GamesThe 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec...
- World Championships, Strasbourg, France, 1978
- World Championships, Fort Worth, Texas, USA 1979
- European Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1979
Invitational Competitions:
- Golden Sands Tournament, Varna, Bulgaria 1976,
- Golden Sands Tournament, Varna, Bulgaria 1978 (Bronze Medal Balance Beam)
- National High School All Around Invitational, Chicago, USA, 1978
- Hungarian Invitational, Pecs, Hungary, 1979
- Romanian Invitational, Bucharest, Romania, 1980.
- Moscow News Tournament, Russia, 1981 Riga Tournament, Latvia, 1981
National Championships:
- British National Junior Champion 1976
- British National Apparatus Champion 1978
- British Uneven Bar Champion 1978
- British Floor Champion 1978
International Meets:
- GB vs Romania
- GB vs Bulgaria
- GB vs Germany
- GB vs France
- GB vs Sweden
- GB vs Denmark
- GB vs Holland
- GB vs Canada
- GB vs Hungary
- GB vs USSR
- GB vs Poland
- GB vs Finland
- GB vs Penn State University
Career
Honors: The first unanimous decision in the history of the Tournament; Joanna was voted "Miss Moskovski Novosti" by 250 International journalists as the most charming and beautiful gymnast at the Moscow NewsMoscow News
The Moscow News, which began publication in 1930, is Russia’s oldest English-language publication newspaper. Many of its feature articles used to be translated from the now defunct Russian Moskovskiye Novosti.-History:...
Tournament, Russia, 1981.
Awarded the Honor of Master Gymnast by the British Amateur Gymnastics Association for participation in three World level events.
Joanna Paricipated as celebrity sportswomen in children's TV show "We are the Champions" with Ron Pickering
Ron Pickering
Ronald James Pickering , was an athletics coach and BBC sports commentator. Born in Barking, Essex, he coached several Olympic athletes, including Lynn Davies, a Welsh Olympic Games gold medallist long jumper. He was also the first host of the BBC1 children's sports programme We Are the...
in 1978. We Are the Champions (TV series)
NCAA: Received a full athletic scholarship to the Pennsylvania State University from 1981 to 1985. Received the NCAA Team Bronze medal in 1982, coached by Judy Markell Avener. NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...
Professional Gymnastics: Took part in the Kurt Thomas's Professional Gymnastics show in Orlando, Florida, 1985.
"Gymnastics America".
Biography
Joanna was coached by her late father, Max Sime, a Graduate of Balliol College, OxfordBalliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
, and a well known psychologist for his innovative work in Cognitive ergonomics
Cognitive ergonomics
According to the International Ergonomics Association, by definition, "Cognitive ergonomics is concerned with mental processes, such as perception, memory, reasoning, and motor response, as they affect interactions among humans and other elements of a system...
and human-computer interaction. He worked for the Medical Research Council (UK)
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
and was based at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
where he headed a Scientific Research Team.
Max Sime was awarded the title of Master Coach by the British Amateur Gymnastics Asscoiation, for producing several International Gymnasts for Britain, another being Joanna's sister, Katie Sime. He was also made an Honorary Life Member for his contributions to the Woman's Technical Committee and the Board of Control. The "Max Sime Memorial" is awarded each year at the British National Championships to the most artistic and stylish Gymnast to commemorate his considerable contribution to the sport.
Joanna also trained in Washington DC with Margie and Greg Weiss, parents to top US figure skater, Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss (figure skater)
-External links:* - Official website* - US Olympic Committee Biography...
and also coaches to several National US Champions, notably Stephanie Willem, Shari Mann and Jackie Casello. Gregor Weiss
Gregor Weiss
Gregor Richard "Greg" Weiss is an American artistic gymnast. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics, placing 7th in the team event and 59th in the individual all-around. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...
As a result of a Sports Aid Foundation Scholarship, while competing at The European Championships in Copenhagen, Joanna arranged with then President of the FIG, Yuri Titov
Yuri Titov
Yuri Yevlampiyevich Titov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and four times world champion, who competed for the Soviet Union. He received a total of nine Olympic medals from three Olympic games .-Olympics:...
, a training trip to the Soviet Union at the Central Army Club in Moscow where she worked with reigning World Champion, Elena Mukhina
Elena Mukhina
Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France...
and became good friends. There she was coached by Mikail Klimenko and Victor Razumov and began her studies in Russian, for which she received an honors degree from Penn State University later in her career.
Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...