JAY THORNTON

Hometown: Augusta, Georgia
Residence: Iowa City, Iowa
Birth Date: September 9, 1974
Place: Tacoma, Washington
Nickname: Hoss
Club: University of Iowa
Coach: Kurt Golder, Tom Dunn, Alex Kolyvanov
College: University of Iowa
Year in School: Senior (Spring, '95)
Major: Economics
Years on National Team: 4 years (1992-95, 1996-97)
Began Gymnastics: 1982
Favorite Apparatus/Event: High bar & floor exercise
Hobbies: Reading, listening to country music

1994 Pacific Alliance Championships, Auckland, New Zealand; 1st-Team, 3rd-AA, 2nd-PB
1993 Puerto Rico Cup, Puerto Rico; 2nd-FX
1991 McDonald's International Mixed Pairs, Atlanta, Ga.; 8th-AA (paired with Chelle Stack)

NATIONAL COMPETITION

1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics Qualifier
1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 14th-AA, 1st-FX, 2nd-V
1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 15th-AA
1995 U.S. Olympic Festival, Boulder, Colo.; 5th-AA & PH, 1st-FX, 4th-SR, V & HB
1995 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 7th-AA
1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 21st-AA
1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, St. Louis, Mo.; 1st-Team, 5th-AA & PB, 1st-FX, 6th-SR
1994 NCAA Championships, Lincoln, Neb.; 10th-AA, 2nd-FX, 5th-HB
1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 26th-AA
1993 U.S. Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 2nd-AA (junior division)
1993 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 7th-AA, 1st-PB (Junior Elite)
1992 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 7th-AA (Team Atlanta)
1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; 8th-AA (Team Atlanta)
1991 U.S. Olympic Festival, Los Angeles, Calif.; 17th-AA, 3rd-V
1990 J.O. Nationals, 1st-AA (14-15 age group)

Jay Thornton practices the vault in the North Gym at the Field House in Iowa City May 15, 1996.


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