Jonathan Horton

Jonathan Alan Horton is a former U.S. Olympic Gymnast.

During his Olympic career, he has won one bronze medal during the men's all-around team, and a silver medal for the horizontal bar, which both took place in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He would later compete on American Ninja Warrior.

American Ninja Warrior 6
Horton had first competed in Dallas in American Ninja Warrior 6, where he unfortunately failed the Ring Toss in qualifying, which didn’t get him into the top 30.

American Ninja Warrior 7
Horton returned to compete in Houston in American Ninja Warrior 7. It was revealed that he had to participate via the walk-on line. He was eventually selected to run in Houston.

In qualifying, he was able to finish the qualifying course this time around, and even made history as the shortest man to scale the Warped Wall, at 5'1. In the city finals, he was one of the many competitors that failed the Walking Bar, Unfortunately he just missed out on going to Vegas, placing 16th.

Jonathan Horton did not compete in American Ninja Warrior 8 because of his training to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games. Tragically though, Jon suffered an injury before competing, which ultimately terminated his Olympic career.

American Ninja Warrior 9
Horton was able to compete in ANW 9, where he once again finished the qualifying course, placing 14th. In the city finals, he was one of the many competitors that failed the Hourglass Drop. Similarly to season 7, he failed the eighth obstacle, and his time was too slow to advance to Vegas. He placed 23rd overall.

American Ninja Warrior 10
He returned to compete in Dallas in American Ninja Warrior 10. He was one of many competitors who failed the new Tuning Forks in qualifying, and didn't make the top 30 for the first time since ANW 6.

American Ninja Warrior 11
He was first shown supporting another fellow Olympic gymnast, Danell Leyva, during the Los Angeles qualifiers, but ultimately ran in Oklahoma City.

In qualifying, similar to his first season, he fell on the fifth obstacle, this time being Coconut Climb. Coincidentally, it, like the Ring Toss, also utilized a ring-shaped object that needed to be maneuvered by competitors. However, with 17 competitors clearing the obstacle, Horton got to the obstacle in a very quick time, and as such, guaranteed 18th in the top 30.

During the city finals, he was on a mission to earn his first trip to Vegas. However, he got overconfident on the course and made an ill-timed move on the Salmon Ladder, trying to skip a rung. It resulted in the bar getting uneven, and his run quickly ended there. He placed 24th, so he failed to advance to Vegas for the fifth time in his career.

American Ninja Warrior 12
Jonathan returned to compete in season 12 where he competed in Qualifiers EP 1. He started his run in a good way, defeating obstacles like Ring Chaser and Rib Run but was defeated by Slingshot. Fortunately, his time was good enough to place 10th and move into the top 12 to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, he competed in Semifinal 1. At the time he ran the course, he had a difficult task to reach the finals, having to make it all the way to the ninth obstacle. Pressure fell on him and he shockingly fell on Clockwork, not moving on and missing his chance to be a finalist.

American Ninja Warrior 13
Jonathan competed in ANW 13 in Qualifier 1, determined to be a Vegas finalist this season. He put together a valiant effort through the first three obstacles. However, he failed the fourth obstacle, Tipping Point. Luckily, he was still able to move on to the semifinalist, making the top 30 by placing 28th overall.

He then returned to compete in the first round of the City Finals with the same determination of being an National Finalist. Though his run was digested he got through the Shrinking Steps with ease but then on the Lunatic Ledges went too early on the dismount which caused him to miss the pad. Jonathan placed 23rd at the end of the night causing him to ultimately miss the National Finals and Las Vegas once again.