Chainey Umphrey
1996 Olympian
1996 Individual Event World Championships Finalist
1994 World Championships Event Finalist
1991 World Championships Team Member
1989 World Championships Team Member
Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.
Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Birth Date/Place: August 2, 1970/Albuquerque, N.M.
Club: UCLA
Coach: Art Shurlock, Yefim Furman
Previous Coach: Ed Burch
College: UCLA (graduated in the fall of 1994)
Degree: Physiological Science/Pre-med
Years on National Team: 8 (1989-97)
Began Gymnastics: 1981
Favorite Event: Parallel bars
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Chainey was a member of the 1996 Olympic Team that finished fifth, the best showing for the men's Olympic Team since 1984. He is a four-time World Championships team member from 1989 through 1996. He took fifth place on high bar at the 1996 World Championships. At the 1994 Goodwill Games, he was given an award for "Most Impressive Performance" on high bar. Sports Illustrated featured him in "Faces in the Crowd" in early 1994. He and his younger brother, Greg, were both gymnasts at UCLA. Umphrey was the UCLA Team Captain in 1991 and 1993, and also the UCLA Team Mentor. He was awarded the 1993 Hilton Bounce-Back Award for his tremendous recovery from an ankle injury. Umphrey graduated from UCLA in the fall of 1994 with a degree in physiological science. He is a 1988 cum laude graduate of Albuquerque Academy and was awarded the honor of Youth Role Model of the Year in 1987.
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International Competition
- 1998 Goodwill Games, New York, NY; 9th-mixed pairs (with Dominique Dawes)
- 1997 International 3 on 3 Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas; 4th-Team (Alicia Albe, Amy Chow)
- 1997 Visa American Cup, Fort Worth, Texas; 10th-AA (prelims.)
- 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.; 5th-Team
- 1996 Individual World Championships, San Juan, PUR; 5th-HB
- 1995 Visa Challenge, Fairfax, Va.; 1st-Team, 1st-PB, 3rd-AA, T4th-FX, T4th-HB, 7th-PH, T3rd-SR, T6th-V
- 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, ARG; 1st-Team
- 1995 McDonald's American Cup, Seattle, Wash.; 12th-AA (prelims.)
- 1994 Goodwill Games, St. Petersburg, RUS; 3rd-Team, 6th-AA, T5th-HB, 8th-SR
- 1994 Hilton Challenge, Phoenix, Ariz.; 1st-Team (injured-did not complete all-around)
- 1994 World Gymnastics Championships, Brisbane, AUS; 24th-AA, 4th-HB
- 1994 International Mixed Pairs, West Palm Beach, Fla.; 4th-AA (with Amanda Borden)
- 1994 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 4th-AA
- 1993 World Gymnastics Challenge, Toronto, CAN; 3rd-AA, T2nd-FX, 2nd-PH, 3rd-V, T3rd-PB, 4th-SR, 5th-HB
- 1993 Hilton Challenge, Los Angeles, Calif.; 3rd-Team, 5th-AA
- 1993 World University Games; Buffalo, New York; 3rd-Team, 13th-AA, T5th-FX, T6th-SR, T5th-HB
- 1992 Pacific Alliance Championships, Seoul, KOR; T18th-AA, T2nd-SR
- 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis; 5th-Team, 34th-AA (Comp. I)
- 1991 Pre-Olympic Meet, Barcelona, ESP; 2nd-Team, 18th-AA
- 1990 Unification Cup-GER/URS/USA, Munich, GER; 3rd-Team, 18th-AA
- 1990 McDonald's Challenge: USA vs. USSR, San Jose, Calif.; 5th-AA
- 1990 The Pyramid Challenge: USA vs. GDR, Memphis, Tenn.; T5th-AA, 1st-SR, T3rd-FX
- 1989 Joaquim Blume Memorial, Barcelona, ESP; 11th-AA
- 1989 World Gymnastics Championships, Stuttgart, FRG; T8th-Team (alternate)
- 1988 Jr. Pacific Alliance, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 4th-AA, T1st-FX, 1st-SR, T2nd-PH
- 1987 Soviet Union International Tournament, Moscow, RUS; 40th-AA
- 1986 Taipei Invitational, Taipei, Taiwan; 1st-HB
- 1986 Brazil Cup, Rio de Janeiro, BRA; 8th-AA, 6th-PH, 6th-HB
- 1986 USA vs. Canada, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3rd-AA
- 1985 USA vs. Italy, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3rd-AA
- 1985 USA vs. Japan
National Competition
- 1998 Winter Cup Challenge, Houston, Texas; T31st-FX, T11th-PH (competed only two events)
- 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 9th-AA, 11th-FX, 16th-PH, T12th-SR, T22nd-V, 4th-PB, 17th-HB
- 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics, Boston, Mass.; 4th-AA
- 1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 9th-AA, 6th-SR
- 1996 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 5th-AA, 2nd-PB
- 1995 World Team Trials, Austin, Texas; injured-did not complete competition
- 1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; T11th-AA, 5th-HB
- 1995 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 1st-AA
- 1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 38th-AA (did not complete competition due to illness)
- 1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 4th-AA
- 1993 Coca-Cola National Gymnastics Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 2nd-AA, SR & HB, 1st-PB, 5th-V, 6th-FX
- 1993 NCAA Championships, Albuquerque, N.M.; 2nd-AA
- 1993 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 5th-AA (Optionals Only)
- 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Baltimore, Md.; 8th-AA
- 1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2nd-AA & SR, 5th-FX, 5th-PB
- 1991 NCAA Championships, University Park, Pa.; 3rd-Team, 7th-AA, 9th-PH, 8th-SR, 2nd-HB
- 1990 Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colo.; (did not compete due to illness)
- 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival, Minneapolis, Minn.; 1st-AA, 1st-SR, T2nd-PB, 3rd-HB, T3rd-PH
- 1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 8th-AA, 2nd-SR, 6th-V
- 1990 NCAA Championships, Minneapolis, Minn.; 3rd-Team, 2nd-SR
- 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 2nd-AA, T4th-FX, T4th-SR T4th-PB, 5th-HB
- 1989 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Minneapolis, Minn.; 7th-AA, 2nd-SR
- 1987 McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo.; 20th-AA
- 1986 U.S. Olympic Festival, Houston, Texas; 2nd-Team, 19th-AA
- 1986 McDonald's U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.; 39th-AA
- 1985 J.O. Nationals, Columbus, Ohio; 1st-AA, 1st-FX, 1st-SR, 2nd-PH, 2nd-PB, 4th-V
- 1984 J.O. Nationals, Albuquerque, N.M.; 3rd-AA, 2nd-SR, 3rd-PH
updated: 29 Jul 1998
