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Horton Honored at Halftime

Horton Honored at Halftime

November 25, 2008 | Men's Gymnastics

Nov. 25, 2008

 

NORMAN, Okla.--Former University of Oklahoma gymnast and Olympic medalist, Jonathan Horton was honored at halftime of the Texas Tech football game on Nov. 22, 2008.

A video tribute was shown on the scoreboard at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as fans watched a recap of what Horton accomplished in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.  

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the 22-year old Houston, Texas, native won the silver medal in the men's high bar finals and he and the U.S. men's gymnastics team won the bronze medal in the team finals finishing just behind, Japan, the silver medalist, and host country China, the gold medalist.

Horton is the 2008 U.S. all-around silver medalist and he finished fourth in the all-around at the 2007 World Championships, becoming just the fifth U.S. man to finish in the top four in the all-around at an Olympic Games or a World Championships.

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Horton completed his outstanding collegiate career at the University of Oklahoma with 18 All-America honors and six individual national titles, while helping the Sooners win three NCAA National Championships during his four years in Norman.
 
Horton was honored with other Olympic gymnasts Bart Conner (1976, 1980, 1984) and Mike Wilson (1980).

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