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
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.
About
Jason Gatson
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
