| Lynnzee Brown | |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1998[1] |
| Birth Place: | Independence, Missouri, United States[2] |
| Hometown: | Raytown, Missouri, United States |
| Residence: | State College, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Training: | University Park, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 2 in |
| Discipline: | WAG |
| Level: | Senior International Elite |
| Natlteam: | 2023–present |
| Club: | Great American Gymnastics Express |
| Collegeteam: | Denver Pioneers (2018–23) |
| Headcoach: | Sarah Shire Brown |
| Formercoach: | Al Fong Armine Barutyan-Fong |
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Lynnzee Ellise Brown[3] (born September 9, 1998) is a Haitian-American artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach. Following a successful Level 10 career, she attended the University of Denver on a full-ride scholarship, representing the Denver Pioneers gymnastics team from 2018 to 2023.[4] During her six-year collegiate career, she was the 2019 NCAA floor exercise co-champion, the 2023 NCAA vault co-silver medalist, a four-time Big 12 Conference champion, a 2021 Honda Sports Award and 2023 Honda Inspiration Award finalist.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Brown began representing Haiti internationally in 2023 following her graduation from Denver.[10] Her international debut came at the 2023 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she placed 15th in the all-around.[11] She then qualified to the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, placing 82nd.[12] In May 2024, she received a universality spot from the Tripartite Commission and represented Haiti at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13]
Brown became a Level 10 gymnast in 2011, aged 12.[14] During her career, she qualified to J.O. Nationals five times between 2012 and 2017. Her best all-around placement was second in the Senior F division in 2017 behind Nia Dennis.[15] Brown also qualified for her first and only Nastia Liukin Cup during the 2017 season, placing eighth all-around in the Senior division.[16]
Prior to this, she committed to the University of Denver and its women's gymnastics program in September 2014.[17]
Representing Haiti at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Brown finished 53rd in the all-around, placing 74th on uneven bars, 70th on balance beam, and 64th on floor exercise.[18]
Brown graduated from the University of Denver in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in media studies and later received her master's degree in communication management from the school in 2023.[19] [20]
In July 2023, she became an assistant coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions women's gymnastics team for the 2023–24 season.[21]
Brown's mother, Tamela Brown, passed away in 2019.[22]