Tanya Chaplin
{{Short description|American gymnastics coach}}
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| birth_name = Tanya Service
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968}}
| birth_place = St. Charles, Missouri
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| occupation = Gymnastics coach
| years_active = 1990–present (Coach)
| employer = Oregon State University
| alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles
(1985–90)
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Tanya A. Chaplin (née Service; 1968) is an American gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast.
Career
= Gymnastics =
Chaplin was born in St. Charles, Missouri and began gymnastics when she was 8.{{Cite news |date=1983-12-20 |title=St. Charles native tries for the Olympics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-sportscene-gymnastics/166293749/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |pages=55}} By 13, she was coached by Rick Wagner, who encouraged her to move to Eugene, Oregon to attend National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics to pursue elite gymnastics.{{Cite news |date=1981-02-25 |title=Neat tricks: 13-year-old gymnast verges on elite |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-neat-tricks-13/166294041/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |pages=87}}{{Cite news |last=Fredman |first=Alan |date=1987-03-10 |title=In the swing: Tanya Service nearing top of sport |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-in-the-swing-pt/166291977/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |pages=48}} At 16, she finished 22nd all-around in the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.{{Cite news |date=1983-10-30 |title=Sportscene: Gymnastics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-sportscene-gymnastics/166293749/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Columbian |pages=36}}
Chaplin attended UCLA and was a member of the Bruins gymnastics team. In the 1985-1986 season, she and fellow freshman Gigi Zosa led the team to a number of collegiate titles.{{Cite news |date=1986-02-13 |title=UCLA women's gymnasts face 3 of nation's best teams 1986 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-ucla-womens-gymna/166296505/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=348}}{{Cite news |date=1986-03-05 |title=UCLA vs Penn State 1986 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/centre-daily-times-ucla-vs-penn-state-19/166296857/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=Centre Daily Times |pages=28}}{{Cite news |date=1986-04-10 |title=UCLA women's gymnastics 1986 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-ucla-womens-gymna/166296966/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=287}} Her sophomore year, she set an all-around record for UCLA and the Pauley Pavilion, with a score of 38.60 points.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1987-02-22 |title=Tanya Service Is Star of Invitational Gym Meet |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-22-sp-5159-story.html |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} That same year, she received a silver medal in floor exercises at the U.S. Olympic Festival,{{Cite news |date=1988-03-10 |title=Bulldogs tough - Crowd tougher: Unbeaten UCLA women need best effort against Georgia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-bulldogs-tough-c/166295688/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=259}} was a member of the US national team,{{Cite news |date=1988-04-09 |title=Gymnasts 1988 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-gymnasts-1988/166295823/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Idaho Statesman |pages=12}} and was the Bruins' highest-scoring gymnast.{{Cite news |date=1988-04-23 |title=Balance on beam made a difference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-balance-on-beam-ma/166295943/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |pages=19}} She also won Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year in 1987 and 1989.{{Cite news |date=1988-01-23 |title=Pac-10 gymnast of the year 1987 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-pac-10-gymnast-of-the-y/166297852/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Daily Herald |pages=15}}{{Cite news |date=1989-04-20 |title=Pac-10 gymnast of the year 1989 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-gymnast-of-the-yea/166292774/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=272}}
= Coaching =
After graduating in 1990, Chaplin worked as an assistant coach for UCLA and the University of Washington women's gymnastics teams.{{Cite news |date=1990-02-22 |title=Assistant coach 1990 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-assistant-coach-19/166298206/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=438}}{{Cite news |last=Yost |first=Aaron |date=1997-07-01 |title=Husky assistant hired to coach Beaver gymnasts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albany-democrat-herald-husky-assistant-h/166298960/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |pages=12}}
In 1997, she became head coach for the Oregon State Beavers (OSU) women's gymnastics program. In 2008, she was named OSU Women Sport's Coach of the year.{{Cite news |date=2008-06-10 |title=Bridging the gap: Chaplin works to develop good communication with her gymnasts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corvallis-gazette-times-bridging-the-gap/166298627/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=Corvallis Gazette-Times |pages=11}}
Personal life
Chaplin's husband Michael is also a gymnastics coach at OSU. They have one daughter.{{Cite web |last=Heffner |first=Brandis |date=2023-02-10 |title=Team Mentality Fuels Chaplin “Family Business” at Oregon State |url=https://collegegymnews.com/2023/02/10/team-mentality-fuels-chaplin-family-business-at-oregon-state/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=College Gym News |language=en-US}}
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