Stephen Wayne McCain (born January 9, 1974) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 2000 Olympics and the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. McCain attended the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]
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| Full name | Stephen Wayne McCain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 9, 1974 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1993–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | USOTC Team Gattaca Team Texaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
editAfter finishing 12th at the 1996 Olympic Trials and failing to make the team,[2] McCain moved to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado to focus more on his career.[3]
Other international competition
editMcCain participated in four World Championships. In 2001, his team won a silver medal.[4]
McCain retired from gymnastics after not making the US Olympic Team in 2004.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephen McCain Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Barron, David. "Men carry Houston's gymnastics legacy". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Barron, David. "Men carry Houston's gymnastics legacy". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics Online: Athlete Steve McCain".
- ^ "USA Gymnastics Online: Athlete Steve McCain".
- ^ "1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics: Veteran Men's Team Headed to Atlanta".
- ^ Barron, David. "Men carry Houston's gymnastics legacy". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
External links
edit- Stephen McCain at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Stephen McCain at Olympics.com
- Stephen McCain at Olympedia
- Stephen McCain at USA Gymnastics
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