Nate Hansen

Nate Hansen is a business student from Boulder, Colorado. He suffers from Growth Hormone Deficiency, and therefore only stands 5’2. He is also known as “The Gnarly Ninja”.

American Ninja Warrior 12
Hansen first competed on American Ninja Warrior 12 as a part of Tyler Gillett's team. He ended up completing the qualifying course and hitting the first buzzer of the season. He advanced to the semifinals placing 3rd. However, in the semifinals, he unfortunately ended up failing the new balance obstacle, Burn Rubber. His rookie season came to an end and he did not advance to the finals

American Ninja Warrior 13
Nate competed in the 4th qualifier of the season. He had high hopes for himself beginning his sophmore season, and ultimately he cleared with a time of 2:03:53 being the 4th fastest finish of the night. He then went on to finish the semifinals course, placing 7th overall. However, during the national finals, he fell on the Jumping Spider after failing to make the jump into the chute.