Birthdate: 3/11/1984 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: Tuscaloosa, AL
Career Highlights
Spring helped the U.S. men win the team bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He won the parallel bars at the 2008 Visa Championships and has two U.S. horizontal bar titles (2005 and 2007). He had reconstructive surgery on his knee after tearing his ACL at the 2007 Visa Championships. Spring was an All-American from 2003-06 at the University of Illinois. As a senior, he won the Nissen-Emery Award and was named the Big 10 Gymnast of the Year.
About
Justin Spring
Hometown: Burke, VA Personal Website:www.kristypage.net/spring/ Twitter:@JustinSpring Name of College: University of Illinois College Graduation Year: 2006 Degree/Major: Communications Year you began gymnastics: 1987 How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents were both gymnasts and so was my older sister. Putting me in it as well seemed like the right thing to do. Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Father, Woody, is a program manager for a defense technology company and a former astronaut, and mom, Debbie, is a physical education teacher. Names of sibling(s): Sister, Sarah is a former Ohio State gymnast
National Competition Results
2008
U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa. -
1st-PB; 2nd-VT; 3rd-HB; 7th-SR; 10th-FX
2008
Visa Championships, Houston, Texas -
1st-PB; 5th-VT(T)
2008
U.S. Men's Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
5th-HB; 6th-FX(T)
2007
Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
1st-HB; 2nd-FX