Horton
Gymnastics

Jonathan

Horton

Olympian 2008, 2012

  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5’1”

Age

39

Hometown

Houston, TX

Education

University of Oklahoma


Olympic Experience
  • 2-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Olympic Games London 2012, 5th (Team - Men), 6th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 10th (Rings - Men), 56th (Pommel Horse - Men), 68th (Parallel Bars - Men)
    • Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver (Horizontal Bar - Men), bronze (Team - Men), 9th (Individual All-Around - Men), 17th (Floor Exercise - Men, Rings - Men), 22th (Parallel Bars - Men), 48th (Pommel Horse - Men)
Career Highlights
  • Won three NCAA titles with Oklahoma
  • 2006 NCAA all-around champion
  • 2008 USA Gymnastics Men's Athlete of the Year
  • Three-time American Cup all-around champion
  • 2010 World all-around bronze medalist

Fun Facts: Horton's favorite meal is BBQ chicken, refried beans, potato salad, and a Coke ... Horton began gymnastics in 1990 ... In 2009, Horton married Haley DeProspero, a former gymnast for the University of Oklahoma

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World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2011 – bronze (Team - Men), 7th (Rings - Men), 9th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 20th (Parallel Bars - Men), 24th (Floor Exercise - Men), 25th (Individual All-Around - Men), 97th (Pommel Horse - Men)
  • Years of participation: Floor Exercise - Men 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Horizontal Bar - Men 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Individual All-Around - Men 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Parallel Bars - Men 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Pommel Horse - Men 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Rings - Men 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Team - Men 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011; Vault - Men 2006
  • Medals: 2 (2 bronze)
    • Bronze – 2011 (Team - Men); 2010 (Individual All-Around - Men)

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