Jonathan Horton

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discipline= MAG
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Jonathan Alan Horton (born December 31, 1985 in Houston, Texas) is an American gymnast. Jonathan began gymnastics in 1990. "I was a wild child. I once climbed a pole in the middle of Target all the way to the ceiling. I used to do back flips on my parents' bed and I rode a garage door to the top when I was 3 years old. Favorite Gymnastics Thing: It's always a thrill and a rush of adrenaline. The greatest thing in this sport is learning a new skill and perfecting it when you struggled on it for a while." [USA Gymnastics Team Olympic Profile]

Jonathan won the 2008 Olympic silver medal on the high bar. He was a member of the U.S. team to the 2006 and 2007 World Gymnastics Championships and finished fourth in the all-around at the latter. He is a six-time medalist at the U.S. Championships and is the 2006 champion in the floor exercise.

Horton was named to the U.S. Olympic team following the men's competition at the 2008 Olympic Trials, where he won the All-Around. The team entered the 2008 Beijing Olympics amongst much skepticism as to whether the team could compete against such established teams as the Japanese, Chinese, and German teams. Injuries had forced team leaders Paul Hamm and Morgan Hamm to withdraw from competition, thus causing the American team to bring in alternates Raj Bhavsar and Alexander Artemev. The American men performed better than many had anticipated, with Horton being the team's top performer. The American team ended the competition with the bronze medal after a stressful pommel horse event. In the event finals, Horton added a silver medal in the high bar event. cite web |title=Paul Hamm Among Two to Win Olympic Berths|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/sports/olympics/22gymnastics.html?ref=olympics|publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=2008-08-12] cite web |title=No Hamms, No Problem; American men take Bronze|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/2008-08-12-mens-final_N.htm?csp=34|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2008-08-12]

National Competition Results

* 2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 3rd-SR
* 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 4th-PB, SR; 6th-AA
* 2007 NCAA Championships, State College, Pa.: 1st-FX, HB; 2nd-AA(T); 2nd-Team; 3rd-SR
* 2007 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 2nd-FX(T); 4th-PB(T); 6th-HB
* 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 1st-FX; 2nd-AA; 3rd-HB(T); 4th-SR
* 2006 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla.: 1st-AA, FX, SR
* 2006 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 2nd-AA; 3rd-FX, SR, HB
* 2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 5th-AA, FX, VT
* 2005 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y.: 1st-Team; 3rd-AA, HB(T); 4th-FX
* 2005 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-FX(T); 4th-VT
* 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn.:
* 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Anaheim, Calif.:
* 2004 Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev.:
* 2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis.: 1st-AA (Jr. Div)
* 2003 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Savannah, Ga.: 2nd-HB; 3rd-AA; 4th-SR, PB
* 2003 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: Individual Event Finalist
* 2002 U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio: 1st-SR, VT; 2nd-AA, FX; 5th-HB(T)
* 2002 U.S. Men's Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo.:
* 2002 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, San Diego, Calif.: 1st-AA; 2nd-FX, SR, VT, PB; 3rd-HB
* 2000 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Austin, Texas: 2nd-AA; 3rd-SR, VT
* 1999 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Houston, Texas

International Competition Results

* 2008 Tyson American Cup, New York, N.Y.: 5th-AA
* 2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany: 4th-Team, AA
* 2007 USA vs. UKR vs. RUS, Kiev, Ukraine: 1st-AA; 3rd-Team
* 2007 Tyson American Cup, Jacksonville, Fla.: 1st-AA
* 2006 World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark: Team
* 2006 France/Switzerland/USA Meet, Paris, France: 1st-Team; 2nd-AA
* 2006 Tyson American Cup, Philadelphia, Pa.: 1st-AA
* 2005 Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1st-Team
* 2005 World Cup, Paris, France:
* 2003 Junior International Invitational, Yokohama, Japan: 2nd-AA; 3rd-HB
* 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: 3rd-Team; 4th-AA(T)

2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars

Jonathan is performing alongside his 2008 Beijing Olympic teammates at the [http://www.gymnasticssuperstars.com/index.html 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars] . The tour started September 7th and will conclude on November 16th. The dance sets have a mix of hip hop and contemporary dance with gymnastic elements.

References

* http://gymnastics.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/587 Retrieved Aug. 20th, 2008
* http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-gym/mtt/okla-m-gym-mtt.html Retrieved Aug. 20th, 2008
* http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-gym/mtt/horton_jonathan00.html Retrieved Aug. 20th, 2008
* http://gymnastics.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/587 Sept. 17th, 2008

External links

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* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=640/bio/index.html Jonathan Horton NBC Olympics Athlete page]
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* [http://www.gymnasticssuperstars.com/ 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars Official Site]
* [http://www.jonathan-horton.com/ Jonathan Horton: Official Website]
* [http://www.j-horton.com/ J-Horton.com : The First Fan site for Jonathan Horton]