Jonathan Horton

Jonathan Alan Horton (born December 31, 1985) is a former American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 Olympic silver medalist on high bar, the 2010 World all-around bronze medalist, a two-time Olympian, a two-time U.S. National All-Around Champion, and a 17-time medalist at the U.S. National Championships. At the 2008 Olympics, he also won a bronze medal with his U.S. teammates in the team competition. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he qualified for the high bar event final and finished in sixth place. In 2016, he had surgery on his left rotator cuff and as a result was unable to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Jonathan Horton
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Alan Horton
Nickname(s)Jon
Country represented United States
Born (1985-12-31) December 31, 1985
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
Years on national team2002–2016
ClubTeam Hilton Honors
GymCypress Academy
College teamUniversity of Oklahoma
Head coach(es)Tom Meadows
Former coach(es)Mark Williams
RetiredJune 21, 2017
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Horizontal bar
2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
2010 Rotterdam All-around
2011 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Team
Pan American Championships
2004 Maracaibo Vault
2005 Rio de Janeiro Team
2014 Mississauga Team
2004 Maracaibo Rings
2004 Maracaibo Horizontal bar
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