Chris Brooks is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on December 19, 1986 in Houston, Texas, United States. He trained alongside Olympian Jonathan Horton as a Junior, college and Senior elite gymnast.
Brooks was a highly ranked junior gymnast in high school, where he trained at Houston North gymnastics club, under coach Bill Foster. He was a member of the U.S. junior national team 1999–2001, 2002–2005. In 2003, he was a gold medalist at the USA national championships. In 2004, he suffered a serious injury when his grip locked while training on high bar, resulting in shattering and splintering of the ulna and radius of his right arm.
He was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics team in college from 2005–2009. The team were national champions in 2006 and 2008. Brooks was a multi-year, multi-event All American, and in 2009, was captain of the Sooners men’s gymnastics team.
He was born in Houston, Texas to father Larry who was also a gymnast. His brother and sister were also gymnasts, and he was coached by his brother nick for two years. He lost his father in a car accident in 2008.
He was competitive gymnast for the Oklahoma Sooners from 2005 to 2009, helping them win a national championship in 2008. He was named captain of the team in 2009.
Christopher Brooks (born December 19, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is a retired American gymnast. He 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. On August 17, 2017, he announced his retirement from artistic gymnastics.
