Chris Brooks (gymnast)
Christopher Brooks (born December 19, 1986, in Houston, Texas) is a retired American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He is now assistant coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks NCAA gymnastics team. He won four gold medals at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships. He has trained alongside Olympic and World Championships medalist Jonathan Horton as a junior, college and senior elite gymnast. On August 17, 2017, he announced his retirement from artistic gymnastics.
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| Full name | Christopher Brooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 19, 1986 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2010–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Cypress Academy of Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Tom Meadows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Bill Foster, Mark Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | August 16, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Conference | SEC |
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| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
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| 2017 | Nebraska (Asst. coach) |
| 2018 | Oklahoma (Asst. coach) |
| 2019–Present | Arkansas (Asst. coach) |
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