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Jason Gatson

Birthdate:
6/25/1980

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Las Vegas, NV

Club:
Go For It USA

Head Coach:
Vitaly Marinitch, Alex Shchenn

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Jason Gatson

Career Highlights

Gatson 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. He has a move named after him on the parallel bars.

Personal Information

  • Hometown: Upland, California/Mesa, Arizo, AZ
  • Year you began gymnastics: 1986

National Competition Results

  • 2006 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 Results

  • 2005 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

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed