Justin Spring
Olympian 2008
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Athlete Bio#
Age
40
Hometown
Burke
Biography | |
Spring is the son of Woody and Debbie Spring. Woody, a program manager for a defense technology company and a former astronaut, and Debbie, a physical education teacher, were both college gymnasts. Justin's sister, Sarah, attended Ohio State University, where she competed in gymnastics. She currently is a third-year medical student at Georgetown. Spring was an All-American from 2003-2006 at the University of Illinois. As a senior, he won the Nissen-Emery Award and was named the Big 10 Gymnast of the Year. Justin says his teammates had the most influence on his athletic career because they always kept him motivated. Spring is an assistant coach at the University of Illinois and after the 2008 Olympic Games, he plans on taking graduate courses at Illinois while continuing to train and coach. Spring has a rat terrier/black lab mix named Oscar and in his free time, he likes to host cookouts for his friends. | |
Personal | |
Began Gymnastics In: 1987 Favorite Gymnastics Thing: There is no limit to the sport. There are always new challenges and new things to learn. Grade: Graduated in 2006 | |
Interests Outside the Gym | |
Favorite Music/Book: Punk music Favorite TV Show: Entourage, anything on Discovery HD Favorite Food: Good steak and fish. I'll eat pretty much anything, though. | |
National Competition Results | |
2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-HB; 2nd-FX 2006 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla.: 1st-HB, PB; 2nd-Team, AA; 3rd-FX 2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 1st-HB; 3rd-VT 2005 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y.: 1st-PB; 2nd-HB; 3rd-Team 2005 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-HB 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn.: 4th-HB 2004 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Champaign, Ill.: 1st-HB; 3rd-Team 2004 Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev.: 2002 U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio: 3rd-PB 2002 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, San Diego, Calif.: 2nd-AA, VT 2001 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 2000 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo.: 1st-AA, PB, HB; 2nd-PH(T), VT 2000 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Austin, Texas: 2000 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1999 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sacramento, Calif.: 1st-PB; 2nd-FX; 7th-AA 1999 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Houston, Texas: 1998 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich.: 1st-PB; 2nd-VT | |
International Competition Results | |
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China: 3rd- Team 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1st-PB; 3rd-Team; 6th-HB; 7th-FX 2007 World Cup, Moscow, Russia: 2nd-HB(T) 2006 World Cup, Ghent, Belgium: 6th-PB(T); 8th-HB 2005 World Championships, Melbourne, Australia: 2005 American Cup, Long Island, N.Y.: 2nd-HB(T) 2003 World University Games, Daegu, Korea: FX |
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze (Team - Men), 12th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 14th (Parallel Bars - Men), 51th (Individual All-Around - Men), 55th (Floor Exercise - Men), 57th (Rings - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2005 – 11th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 12th (Parallel Bars - Men), 18th (Floor Exercise - Men), 62th (Individual All-Around - Men)
- Years of participation: Floor Exercise - Men 2005; Horizontal Bar - Men 2005; Individual All-Around - Men 2005; Parallel Bars - Men 2005
- Top finish: 11th – 2005 (Horizontal Bar - Men)