Michael Ashe

Last updated

Michael Ashe
Full nameMichael Brandon Ashe
Born (1981-03-14) March 14, 1981 (age 44)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented United States
College team California Golden Bears
GymAtlanta School of Gymnastics
Greenville Gymnastics Center
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event1st2nd3rd
Pan American Games 010
Total010
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team

Michael Brandon Ashe (born March 14, 1981) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. He competed collegiately for the California Golden Bears men's gymnastics team and was a two-time NCAA national champion on the horizontal bar.

Contents

Early life and education

Ashe was born on March 14, 1981, to Frances and Terry Ashe in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He trained at Greenville Gymnastics Center, then later at the Atlanta School of Gymnastics. [1] His hometown is Stone Mountain, Georgia, and he attended Stephenson High School where he played high school basketball and baseball. [2] He later enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

Ashe was a California Golden Bears men's gymnastics team member. He was the back-to-back NCAA horizontal champion at the 2000 and 2001 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships. [3]

On the international stage, Ashe represented the United States at the 1999 Pan American Games and won a silver medal in the team all-around. [4]

Following his retirement, Ashe began coaching gymnastics in 2003. [5] Additionally, he judges gymnastics and was named the 2013 National Judge of the Year for the Western region of the National Gymnastics Judges Association. [6] He was a judge at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [7]

References

  1. "Gymnastics". The Greenville News . February 7, 1991. p. 11D. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  2. Arrington, Debbie (August 22, 1999). "Pommel horse". The Sacramento Bee . Vol. 286. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. "NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). ncaa.org. 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  4. "Georgia Pan Am Games Medalists". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Vol. 117, no. 113. August 9, 1999. p. D6. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  5. "Michael Ashe Competitive Team". hohathleticarts.com. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  6. "National Judge of the Year". ngja.org. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. "Ask Mike: Youth Olympic Games Special". turn-gymnastics.com. August 15, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2024.