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Birthdate: 6/25/1980 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: Lafayette, CO Club: SunDance Gymnastics Head Coach: Vitaly Marinitch, Alex Shchenn |
 Career HighlightsGatson was a silver medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games. He's also the 2004 Visa American Cup champion. He helped his team earn the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and he also finished eighth all-around. With his third-place finish at the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, he became the youngest athlete ever to make a U.S. Men's World Championship team at age 17. Gatson is active in the Make A Wish program in Colorado and he enjoys swimming, basketball, and drawing. He has a move named after him on the parallel bars.
Personal InformationHometown: Upland, California/Mesa, Arizo, AZ Year you began gymnastics: 1986 Favorite Event: All National Competition Results2006 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-PB; 7th-SR 2005 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Anaheim, Calif. - Team 2004 Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-FX; 2nd-PB; 3rd-AA 2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA 2003 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA, SR 2001 National Championships, Philadelphia, Pa. - 2001 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB(T) 2000 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1999 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sacramento, Calif. - 1999 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA, VT 1998 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-FX, HB; 2nd-AA, VT; 4th-PB 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo. - 1st-FX; 3rd-AA, VT, PB; 4th-SR(T) International Competition Results2005 World Championships, Melbourne, Australia - 7th-PB 2005 American Cup, Long Island, N.Y. - 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 2nd-Team 2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii - 1st-Team; 2nd-SR 2004 Visa American Cup, New York, N.Y. - 1st-AA, SR, PB, HB(T) 2003 World Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 2nd-Team; 7th-SR; 8th-AA 2003 Jurassic Classic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 1st-Team, AA 1999 Pontiac International Team Championships, Richmond, Va. - 1st-Team, FX 1999 American Cup, St. Petersburg, Fla. - 1st-FX; 2nd-AA; 3rd-VT 1998 World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 2nd-FX 1998 Swiss Cup, Zurich, Switzerland - 2nd-FX 1998 China Cup, Tianjin, China - 5th-Team; 12th-AA 1997 World Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland - 5th-Team; 22th-AA 1997 Grand Prix, Rome, Italy - 2nd-FX; 3rd-HB; 5th-AA 1997 International Team Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. - 1st-Team |
Videos of Jason Gatson 2004 Interview after Visa American Cup 2004 Visa American Cup Vault 2004 Visa American Cup Parallel Bars 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 vignette 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 still rings 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 floor exercise 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 vault 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 parallel bars 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 high bar 2003 Interview after U.S. Championships 2003 U.S. Championships Day 2 pommel horse 2001 U.S. Championships Day 2 vignette 2001 U.S. Championships Day 2 vault 2000 Interview after U.S. Championships 2000 U.S. Championships Day 2 Still Rings 2000 U.S. Championships Day 2 Parallel Bars 2000 U.S. Championships Day 2 Vault 1999 Interview at U.S. Championships Day 2 1999 U.S. Championships Day 2 high bar 1999 International 3 on 3 Championships Floor 1999 International 3 on 3 Championships High Bar 1999 Visa American Cup vault 1999 Visa American Cup parallel bars 1999 Visa American Cup high bar 1998 U.S. Championships Day 2 high bar 1998 U.S. Championships Day 2 parallel bars 1998 U.S. Championships Day 2 vault 1998 U.S. Championships Day 2 still rings 1998 U.S. Championships Day 2 pommel horse 1998 U.S. Championships Day 2 floor exercise 1997 U.S. Championships Day 2 floor exercise 1997 U.S. Championships Day 2 pommel horse 1997 U.S. Championships Day 2 still rings 1997 U.S. Championships Day 2 vault 1997 U.S. Championships Day 2 parallel bars 1997 U.S. Championships Day 2 high bar |
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