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Jason Gatson
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Jason Gatson (born June 25, 1980) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won an Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Key Information
Gymnastics career
[edit]Gatson competed in his first World Championship in 1997 at 17 years old, placing 5th in the team all-around and 22nd in the individual all-around. Many considered him the next champion for the US team, but injuries and other struggles cost him a chance on the 2000 Olympic team.
Injuries continued to be a problem for Gatson, but in 2003 he finished second in the US national championships and qualified for the World Championship team, where he and his fellow team members won a silver medal in the team competition. He also competed in the all-around final and still rings final, finishing 8th and 7th, respectively.
Gatson battled a back injury heading into the 2004 Olympic trials. Still, he was able to make the Olympic team despite not competing in all of the events. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gatson and his team won a silver medal behind Japan. In team finals, Gatson scored 9.825 on his parallel bars routine, the highest score of the day on that apparatus.
Personal life
[edit]His knee injuries were featured on the season 2 8th episode on Impact: Stories of Survival, titled "Pentagon Survivor".
Jason's younger brother, Brandon Gatson, is a professional wrestler.[1][2]
Eponymous skills
[edit]Gatson has two named elements on the parallel bars.[3][4]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel bars | Gatson 1 | "Swing bwd. with 1/1 t. hop to handstand." | E, 0.5 | 1997 |
| Gatson 2 | "Gatson 1 with ¼ t to handstand on 1 rail and ¼ t. handstand on 2 rails." | E, 0.5 | 2003 |
- ^ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points
References
[edit]- ^ Alvarez, Bryan (September 5, 2010). "PWG Battle of LA Night One report". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
Gatson was a gymnast and dancer (Google him) and his brother was an Olympian, so he's far more agile than you'd think looking at him.
- ^ Csonka, Larry (July 31, 2007). "Even More WWE News: Hardy No Shows Raw, Identity of Jobbers". 411Mania. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. December 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jason Gatson at World Gymnastics
- Jason Gatson at USA Gymnastics
- Jason Gatson at Olympics.com
- Jason Gatson at TeamUSA.com
- Jason Gatson at Olympedia
- Jason Gatson at InterSportStats
- Jason Gatson at Team USA (archive September 25, 2020)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090313014625/http://www.kristypage.net/jasongatson/bio.html
- Gymnast lands on his feet Archived February 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 2004 Olympic games results
- Gatson1 (Parallel bars)
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Jason Gatson
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Jason Gatson (born June 25, 1980) is a retired American artistic gymnast known for winning a silver medal as a member of the United States men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1][2] He also contributed to the U.S. team's silver medal at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and won the all-around title at the 2004 Visa American Cup.[3]
Gatson represented the United States in international competition across several years, participating in World Championships in 1997, 2003, and 2005.[2] During the 2005 World Championships, he placed seventh on the parallel bars and competed in the individual all-around.[2] His career highlights established him as a reliable contributor to U.S. men's gymnastics during a competitive era for the program, particularly on events such as parallel bars and floor exercise. He has two skills named after him on parallel bars.
After retiring from elite competition around the mid-2000s, Gatson has remained connected to the gymnastics community through training and events. His Olympic achievement remains a key part of his legacy in American artistic gymnastics.[1]
Early life
Jason Gatson was born on June 25, 1980, in Mesa, Arizona.[4]Career
Jason Gatson began gymnastics in 1986 and made his international breakthrough at age 17, becoming the youngest male gymnast to represent the United States at the World Championships in 1997.[3] He competed at the 1997 World Championships, contributing to a fifth-place team finish and placing 22nd in the all-around. Injuries, including knee issues, prevented him from qualifying for the 2000 Olympics. Gatson returned strongly in the early 2000s. At the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, he helped the U.S. team win silver and placed eighth in the all-around and seventh on still rings.[3] In 2004, he won the all-around at the Visa American Cup and contributed to gold in the team event at the Pacific Alliance Championships. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, he was part of the silver-medal U.S. team, recording the highest parallel bars score (9.825) in the team final despite injury limitations during trials.[3] In 2005, he placed seventh on parallel bars at the World Championships in Melbourne. Gatson has two eponymous skills on parallel bars in the Code of Points. He was known for strengths on parallel bars, floor exercise, and still rings. His knee injuries were featured in an episode of Impact: Stories of Survival.Media appearances
Jason Gatson has appeared on television primarily as himself in gymnastics-related programming. His credits include:- 2003 World Championships Gymnastics (TV Mini Series, 2003) as Self - Gymnast (United States). [5]
- Impact: Stories of Survival (TV Series) as Self - Gymnast. [5]
Filmography
Television credits
Jason Gatson has appeared on television primarily in non-fictional programming related to his gymnastics career, featuring as himself in sports events and documentary-style series. [5] His television credits include:- 2003 World Championships Gymnastics (TV Mini Series, 2003) as Self - Gymnast (United States). [5]
- Impact: Stories of Survival (TV Series) as Self - Gymnast. [5]