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Full name: Jonathan Horton
Country Represented: United States
Date of birth: December 31, 1985 (1985-12-31) (age 22)
Place of birth: Houston, Texas
Height: 5′1″
Discipline: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Level: Senior
Club: Team Chevron - University of Oklahoma
Head coach(es): Mark Williams

Jonathan Horton is an American gymnast. He was a member of the U.S. team to the 2006 and 2007 World Gymnastics Championships. He is a six-time medalist at the U.S. Championships and is the 2006 champion in the floor exercise.

Horton was named to the U.S. Olympic team following the men’s competition at the 2008 Olympic Trials, where he won the All-Around.

Personal Info:

Jonathan Horton was born on December 31, 1985 in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Al, and Margo Horton and has one older sister, Margo, who is a dance instructor and and a Pomeranian dog named Harley. He’s engaged to Haley Deprospero, a fellow University of Oklahoma gymnast. He competed for Cypress Academy in Houston, Texas until 2004 where we when off to the University of Oklahoma, where he became a sooner! He graduated in 2008, and hopes to someday use his degree and open up his own gym!

Jonathan Horton started his career in 1990.

Fourth in the World:
At the 2007 World Championships, Horton took fourth place in the all-around, just two tenths of a point off of the podium. This was the highest finish at Worlds for an American male since Paul Hamm’s victory in 2003. Not surprisingly, he wants to move up at least one spot in Beijing.

The Trickster:
Horton is often called “X-Games” for the extreme skills he throws on the competition floor. He attempted a mind-boggling dismount at the 2007 Winter Cup: a full-twisting triple back. He regularly competes a triple twisting double layout dismount off high bar, as well as full-twisting Kovacs (at :30) and layout Kovacs (at :25) release moves.

Legendary in the NCAA:
Horton competed for the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a record six NCAA individual titles. He was named the 2008 Nissen-Emery Award winner, given to the country’s best senior gymnast.

As a sophomore, Horton won the NCAA all-around title in 2006, and he was the runner-up in 2007 and 2008. In total, Horton captured 18 All-America honors during his career, another OU record.

His Achilles’ Heel:
Pommel horse has long been Horton’s weakness in the gym. At the 2007 Worlds, he scored only a 13.975 on horse, and ranged from 14.825-16.075 on the other events. While top pommel horse workers usually have a 6.0-6.5 A score, Horton does a simpler routine, usually credited at a 5.2 A score.

His strategy on the event? To just stay on and survive. His hope is to make up for that low score with higher marks on his other events.

Gymnastics Results:
International:

* 2008 Tyson American Cup: 5th all-around
* 2007 World Championships: 4th team; 4th all-around
* 2007 Tyson American Cup: 1st all-around
* 2006 Tyson American Cup: 1st all-around
* 2005 Pan American Games: 1st team
* 2003 Pan American Games: 3rd team; 4th all-around

National:

* 2008 US Olympic Trials: 1st all-around; 2nd floor; 2nd rings; 5th vault; 4th parallel bars; 4th high bar
* 2008 Visa Championships (US Nationals): 2nd all-around; 2nd rings; 3rd floor
* 2008 NCAA Championships: 1st team; 2nd all-around; 1st rings; 4th parallel bars
* 2008 Winter Cup: 3rd rings
* 2007 Visa Championships (US Nationals): 6th all-around; 4th rings; 4th parallel bars
* 2007 NCAA Championships: 2nd team; 2nd all-around; 1st floor; 3rd rings; 1st high bar
* 2007 Winter Cup: 2nd floor
* 2006 Visa Championships (US Nationals): 2nd all-around; 1st floor; 4th rings; 3rd high bar
* 2006 NCAA Championships: 1st all-around; 1st floor; 1st rings
* 2006 Winter Cup: 2nd all-around; 3rd floor; 3rd rings; 3rd high bar
* 2005 Visa Championships (US Nationals): 5th all-around; 5th floor; 5th vault
* 2005 NCAA Championships: 1st team; 3rd all-around; 4th floor; 3rd high bar
* 2005 Winter Cup: 1st floor; 4th vault
* 2003 National Championships (Jr. Division): 1st all-around

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