Chris Brooks (gymnast)

Chris Brooks
Brooks at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Dean Brooks
Nickname(s)Hulk
Country representedUnited States
Born (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 2023)
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2009–2017
GymUSOTC
Team Hilton HHonors
Cypress Academy
College teamOklahoma Sooners
Former coach(es)Mark Williams
RetiredAugust 16, 2017[1]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pacific Rim Championships 5 1 0
Total 5 1 0
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Everett Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Everett All-around
Gold medal – first place 2012 Everett Rings
Gold medal – first place 2012 Everett Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 2014 Richmond Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Everett Pommel horse
Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamArkansas Razorbacks
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017Nebraska women's (Assistant coach)
2018Oklahoma men's (Assistant coach)
2019–presentArkansas women's (Assistant coach)

Christopher Dean Brooks (born December 19, 1986, in Houston, Texas) is a retired American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He is now assistant coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks NCAA gymnastics team.[2] He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won four gold medals at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships. He has trained alongside Olympic and World Championships medalist Jonathan Horton as a junior, college, and senior elite gymnast.[3] On August 17, 2017, he announced his retirement from artistic gymnastics.[4]

  1. ^ "On eve of P&G Championships, Brooks announces retirement". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved Dec 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Chris Brooks". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. ^ Barron, David; Chronicle, Copyright 2010 Houston (Aug 11, 2010). "Gymnastics National Championships: Friendly duel". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved Dec 6, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Chris Brooks on Instagram: "Words will never be enough thanks to everyone who touched my life in this incredible sport... from the fans encouraging cheers to the…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved Dec 6, 2019.