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In 2011 at the World gymnastics championships in Tokyo. Jake Dalton helped the US men's team finish on the podium, winning a bronze medal just one year out from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Less than twelve months later Jake and his four US team mates qualified in first place ahead of the Olympic team final. After early error's however they finished the event in 5th place but just two years later they were able to learn from the mistakes made in London and once again finish back on the medal podium. It was an incredible World championships for Jake in Nanning 2014, who went on to win an individual World championships floor bronze medal behind Kenzo Shirai and the great Kohei Uchimura. Throughout his career Jake won four World championships medals for team USA and competed at back to back Olympic Games. And this is his story.
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In 2011 at the World gymnastics championships in Tokyo. Jake Dalton helped the US men's team finish on the podium, winning a bronze medal just one year out from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Less than twelve months later Jake and his four US team mates qualified in first place ahead of the Olympic team final. After early error's however they finished the event in 5th place but just two years later they were able to learn from the mistakes made in London and once again finish back on the medal podium. It was an incredible World championships for Jake in Nanning 2014, who went on to win an individual World championships floor bronze medal behind Kenzo Shirai and the great Kohei Uchimura. Throughout his career Jake won four World championships medals for team USA and competed at back to back Olympic Games. And this is his story.

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