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| Born | (1980-06-25)June 25, 1980 (age 45) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States (1997–2000, 2002–2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | USOTC Team Chevron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Gatson 1 (Parallel bars) Gatson 2 (Parallel bars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Gatson (born June 25, 1980) is a retiredAmericangymnast. He was a member of theUnited States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won an Olympic silver medal at the2004 Summer Olympics.
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 the2004 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.
His knee injuries were featured on the season 2 8th episode onImpact: Stories of Survival, titled "Pentagon Survivor".
Jason's younger brother,Brandon Gatson, is aprofessional wrestler.[1][2]
Gatson has two named elements on the parallel bars.[3][4]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to Code of Points |
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| 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 |
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.
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