Gatson competed in his first World Championship in 1997 at the age of 17, where he placed 5th with team USA and 22nd in the all-around. He was considered by many to be the next champion for the US team, but injuries and other struggles cost him a chance for the 2000 Olympic team.
Injuries would continue to be a problem for Gatson, but in 2003 he finished second in the US national championships and qualified to 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 would battle a back injury heading into the 2004 Olympic trials. Still, he was able to make the Olympic team despite not competing on all of the events. At the 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 on Impact: Stories of Survival, titled "Pentagon Survivor".
^Alvarez, Bryan (2010-09-05). "PWG Battle of LA Night One report". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 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.
^Csonka, Larry (2007-07-31). "Even More WWE News: Hardy No Shows Raw, Identity of Jobbers". 411Mania. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
jason, gatson, born, june, 1980, retired, american, gymnast, full, namecountry, represented, united, statesborn, 1980, june, 1980, disciplinemen, artistic, gymnasticslevelsenior, elitemedal, record, artistic, gymnasticsrepresenting, united, statesolympic, game. Jason Gatson born June 25 1980 is a retired American gymnast Jason GatsonFull nameJason GatsonCountry represented United StatesBorn 1980 06 25 June 25 1980 age 43 DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsLevelSenior EliteMedal record Men s artistic gymnasticsRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games2004 Athens TeamWorld Championships2003 Anaheim TeamGatson competed in his first World Championship in 1997 at the age of 17 where he placed 5th with team USA and 22nd in the all around He was considered by many to be the next champion for the US team but injuries and other struggles cost him a chance for the 2000 Olympic team Injuries would continue to be a problem for Gatson but in 2003 he finished second in the US national championships and qualified to 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 would battle a back injury heading into the 2004 Olympic trials Still he was able to make the Olympic team despite not competing on all of the events At the 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 on Impact Stories of Survival titled Pentagon Survivor Jason s younger brother Brandon is a professional wrestler 1 2 References edit Alvarez Bryan 2010 09 05 PWG Battle of LA Night One report Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved 2010 09 06 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 Csonka Larry 2007 07 31 Even More WWE News Hardy No Shows Raw Identity of Jobbers 411Mania Retrieved 2010 09 06 External links editJason Gatson at the International Gymnastics Federation nbsp Jason Gatson at USA Gymnastics nbsp Jason Gatson at Olympics com nbsp Jason Gatson at Olympedia nbsp https web archive org web 20090313014625 http www kristypage net jasongatson bio html Gymnast lands on his feet 2004 Olympic games results Gatson1 Parallel bars Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jason Gatson amp oldid 1174124374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
