Justin Spring

American gymnast Justin Spring serves as an assistant gymnastics coach at the University of Illinois. He was selected to compete with the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Spring helped the U.S. men's team win a bronze medal in the team all-around competition.NBC Olympics: Justin Spring

Spring began gymnastics when he was three-years-old. He won his first national competition when he was 14-years-old, taking home first place on the pommel horse event at the 1998 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships.Official Olympic Site: Justin Spring Following high school, in 2002, Spring enrolled at the University of Illinois. Between 2004 and 2006, he won several collegiate gymnastics championships including four first place finishes at the NCAA Championships and three first place finishes at the Big Ten Championships. During his senior year, in 2006, Spring was selected as the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year and for the Nissen-Emery Award, for the top gymnast in the U.S. Following graduation, he returned to the University of Illinois as an assistant gymnastics coach.FightingIllini.com: Justin Spring

• 1998: Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, pommel horse, first placeOfficial Olympic Site: Justin Spring
• 1999: John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, pommel horse, first placeOfficial Olympic Site: Justin Spring
• 2000: John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, all-around, first placeOfficial Olympic Site: Justin Spring
• 2004: NCAA Championships, high bar, first placeFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2004: Big Ten Championships, floor exercise, first placeFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2005: NCAA Championships, parallel bars, first placeFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2005: Visa Championships, high bar, gold medalFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2006: Big Ten Championships, parallel bars and all-around, first placeFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2006: Big Ten Gymnast of the YearFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2006: NCAA Championships, high bar and parallel bars, first placeFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2006: Nissen-Emery AwardFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring

• 2002-06: University of IllinoisFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2006-present: Assistant gymnastics coach, University of IllinoisFightingIllini.com: Justin Spring
• 2008: Summer Olympics, team all-around, bronze medal NBC Olympics: Justin Spring

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  • Height: 5'6"

• 1984: Born on March 11

• 1998: Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, pommel horse first place

• 1999: John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, pommel horse first place

• 2000: John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, all-around first place

• 2002-06: Attended the University of Illinois

• 2004: NCAA Championships, high bar first place

• 2004: Big Ten Championships, floor exercise, first place

• 2005: NCAA Championships, parallel bars, first place

• 2005: Visa Championships, high bar first place

• 2006: Big Ten Championships, parallel bars and all-around first place

• 2006: Big Ten Gymnast of the Year

• 2006: NCAA Championships, high bar and parallel bars first place

• 2006: Nissen-Emery Award

• 2006-present: Assistant Gymnastics Coach, University of Illinois

• 2008: Summer Olympics, team all-around, bronze medal