Nickname
Jake (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
Hobbies
Playing video games, movies, music, cars, motorcycles. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
Occupation
Athlete, Personal Trainer
Family
Wife Kayla
Spoken languages
English
Club
University of Oklahoma / Team Hilton [Norman, OK, USA]
Coach
Mark Williams [club]; Nori Iwai; Kevin Mazeika [national], USA; Vitaly Marinitch [national], RUS; Mike Naddour [national] (soonersports.com, 16 Aug 2015; usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015; 10 Jan 2016; teamusa.org, 14 Aug 2015)
Sporting relatives
His wife Kayla Dalton [formerly Nowak] competed in collegiate gymnastics. (intlgymnast.com, 05 Feb 2013)
International senior debut
2009 for United States, World Championships in London, England (Athlete, 18 Jan 2012)
Injuries
He underwent shoulder surgery in 2015 for a small labrum tear. (soonersports.com, 16 Aug 2015; olympics.nbcsports.com, 14 Aug 2015)
He competed with a thumb injury at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. After the competition concluded, he had surgery on his thumb. (gymcastic.com, 22 Feb 2014)
Start sporting career
He began the sport in 1996 at age six. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015; intlgymnast.com, 05 Feb 2013)
Reason for taking up the sport
He was introduced to gymnastics by his baseball coach who suggested he take up the sport to improve his strength. "I had to decide to either keep competing or stop gymnastics and continue in baseball, so I decided to stop baseball." (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015; intlgymnast.com, 05 Feb 2013; usa-gymnastics.org, 16 May 2012)
Ambitions
To take over his parents gymnastics club in Nevada after he retires. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015; kimdolanleto.com, 17 Apr 2015)
Philosophy / Motto
"Never take anything for granted. If you get something, it is because you earned it. If you get something, take everything you can out of it. Every experience you can learn something. Even outside of the gym, appreciate everything you have." (usa-gymnastics.org, 16 May 2012)
Additional information
General
MESOMORPHIC CLOTHING
In 2012 he founded his own clothing brand, Mesomorphic Clothing. (mesoclothing.com, 07 Feb 2015)
PERSONAL TRAINER
He works as a certified personal trainer with the International Sports Sciences Association [ISSA]. (Facebook profile, 27 Jun 2015)
TEAM HILTON
He is a member of Team Hilton, a programme created by USA Gymnastics and global hospitality company Hilton Worldwide that provides financial support to male gymnasts to help offset their training and living expenses while they pursue their Olympic ambitions. (usagym.org, 16 Aug 2015)
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