Jair K. Lynch (born October 2, 1971) is an American gymnast and real estate developer in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

[4] Although he enjoyed basketball, football, and soccer as a youth,[7] his short height (he topped out at 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m))[a] and lack of weight (just 135 pounds (61 kg) as an Olympic gymnast)[6] mitigated against it.

[5] Lynch graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.,[6] and received a full-ride gymnastics scholarship from Stanford University.

[9] At Stanford University, Lynch was a member and captain[5] of the 1992 and 1993 teams that won the NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship.

Lynch sought out Fred Stephens, the strength coach for the Stanford University football team.

Working with Sadao Hamada, coach for the 1992 men's Olympic gymnastic team, he developed routines that he felt more comfortable performing.

[6] He finished sixth at the 1996 United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials after falling twice from the horizontal bar.

[14] Beginning in 2004, Lynch started to serve on the board of directors of the United States Olympic Committee.

Lynch graduated from Stanford University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and in urban design.

[19] After graduating from Stanford, Lynch worked for three years in the real estate development arm of Silicon Graphics, a California-based computer company.

[21] In 2003, it won a contract to manage the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation's $100 million capital investment program.

[24] Lynch's lifelong role model is Jackie Robinson, the African American who broke down racial discrimination in baseball.