Blaine Wilson
Olympian 1996, 2000, 2004
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Athlete Bio#
Age
50
Hometown
Columbus
| Biography | |
| Blaine Wilson won his first World Championships medal at the 2003 Worlds. On Feb. 28 at the 2004 Visa American Cup, Wilson tore his left biceps tendon, and vowed to return for the 2004 Olympic Games. Blaine Carew Wilson is the first man to win five consecutive USA Gymnastics national titles, and the third man to win five consecutive U.S. all-around titles (or more) in Gymnastics history. Wilson is named after baseball great Rod Carew and former Dallas Cowboys guard Blaine Nye. Wilson won the Jesse Owens Award in 1997 as the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding male athlete. Wilson is single and raising his daughter, Wakaya. | |
Personal | |
National Competition Results | |
| 2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Anaheim, Calif.: 2004 Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-AA; 1st-PB; 1st-SR(T) 2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis.: 1st-SR(T); 2nd-VT; 3rd-AA; 3rd-FX 2003 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 2002 U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio: 1st-HB; 1st-SR; 2nd-AA; 2nd-PB; 3rd-VT 2002 U.S. Men's Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo.: 2001 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-AA; 1st-PB(T) 2000 Olympic Trials, Boston, Mass.: 1st-AA 2000 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo.: 1st-AA; 1st-FX; 1st-SR(T); 1st-VT; 3rd-PB; 3rd-PH 1999 World Team Trials, Kansas City, Mo.: 1st-AA 1999 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sacramento, Calif.: 1st-AA; 1st-SR; 2nd-PB; 2nd-VT 1999 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-AA; 1st-FX; 1st-SR; 3rd-PB; 3rd-PH | |
International Competition Results | |
| 2008 USA vs Canada, Calgary, Albera, Canada: 1st-Team; 2nd-VT(T), HB; 3rd-SR 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece: 2nd-Team 2004 Visa American Cup, New York, N.Y.: 3rd-FX; 4th-PH 2003 World Championships, Anaheim, Calif.: 2nd-Team; 6th-PB; 6th-SR 2003 Visa American Cup, Fairfax, Va.: 1st-AA; 1st-FX; 1st-PB; 1st-SR; 2nd-HB; 2nd-VT 2002 Sino-American Team Competition, Beijing, China: 2002 Li Ning Cup, Beijing, China: 3rd-SR 2001 10th French Internationaux Competition, Paris, France: 2001 Visa American Cup, Orlando, Fla.: 1st-AA; 1st-PH; 1st-SR; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PB; 3rd-VT 2000 Olympic Games, Syndey, Australia: 5th-Team; 6th-AA 1999 Pontiac International Team Championships, Richmond, Va.: 1st-SR; 1st-Team; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PH(T) 1999 World Championships, Tianjin, China: 4th-AA; 6th-Team 1999 American Cup, St. Petersburg, Fla.: 1st-AA; 2nd-SR |
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, silver (Team - Men), 11th (Floor Exercise - Men), 18th (Parallel Bars - Men), 32th (Rings - Men), 53th (Individual All-Around - Men), 67th (Horizontal Bar - Men)
- Olympic Games Sydney 2000, 5th (Team - Men), 6th (Individual All-Around - Men, Vault - Men), 13th (Rings - Men), 25th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 45th (Parallel Bars - Men), 49th (Pommel Horse - Men), 50th (Floor Exercise - Men)
- Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, 5th (Team - Men), 7th (Rings - Men), 10th (Individual All-Around - Men), 18th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 20th (Vault - Men), 25th (Pommel Horse - Men), 29th (Parallel Bars - Men), 50th (Floor Exercise - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2003 – silver (Team - Men), 6th (Parallel Bars - Men, Rings - Men), 18th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 25th (Vault - Men), 26th (Individual All-Around - Men), 52th (Floor Exercise - Men), 119th (Pommel Horse - Men)
- Years of participation: Floor Exercise - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Horizontal Bar - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Individual All-Around - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Parallel Bars - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Pommel Horse - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Rings - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Team - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003; Vault - Men 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003
- Medals: 1 (1 silver)
- Silver – 2003 (Team - Men)
