Roxanne Taillard PIERCE

Roxanne Pierce competed for the United States in multiple international competitions, including the 1970 World Championships and 1972 Olympic Games. Pierce starred at the 1971 Pan American Games, winning four golds in all-around, the team event, uneven bars and vault, adding two bronzes on beam and floor. She returned to the Pan Ams in 1975 and won two more golds, in the team event and uneven bars, with a silver in all-around, and bronzes on vault, beam, and floor. At US Nationals, Pierce won multiple titles at the AAU Meet and the USGF Meet. At the AAUs she won gold on vault and uneven bars in 1971 and 1973, uneven bars in 1972, and all-around and beam in 1975 and 1976. At the USGF Meet, Pierce won gold on vault and uneven bars in 1973, winning six other medals between 1971-75.

Pierce attended Temple University, winning a gold medal on floor exercise at the 1976 AIAW Meet, adding silver on beam, and bronze in all-around. She moved to New Mexico in 1979 and began work with the Albuquerque Fire Department as a firefighter, paramedic and emergency medical technician. She retired in 2003 but did part-time work with Great Lakes Airline.