Chainey Umphrey
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representedUnited States
(1989–1997)
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| Full name | Albert Chainey Umphrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2, 1970 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States (1989–1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Arthur Shurlock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albert Chainey Umphrey (born August 2, 1970)[1][2] is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the U.S. team to a 5th-place finish in the team all-around.
Umphrey was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 2, 1970,[1] and took up gymnastics at age 7.[3] He attended Albuquerque Academy and graduated in 1988.[1] While in Albuquerque, he trained at Gold Cup Gymnastics along with future Olympians Lance Ringnald and Trent Dimas.[4]
Career
Umphrey competed in college gymnastics at UCLA, where he was an All-American and two-time team captain. He was a member of the U.S. national team from 1989 to 1997, competing at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 1991, 1994, and 1996. His best result was a 4th-place finish on the horizontal bar in 1994. He also won a gold medal for the team all-around at the 1995 Pan American Games.
At the 1992 Olympic trials, Umphrey finished 8th, just 0.018 points short of making the seven-person team. He was able to rebound and finished 4th at the 1996 trials to gain a place on the U.S. Olympic team.[5] At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was held out of his best event, the horizontal bar, as well as the vault, a coaching decision that he called "devastating".[6] Nevertheless, he was able to help the U.S. to a 5th-place finish in the team all-around, their best result since winning gold at the Soviet-boycotted 1984 Olympics.[1]
