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'''Brett Dallas McClure''' (born February 19, 1981 in [[Yakima, Washington]]) is a retired American gymnast.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Brett McClure |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/brett-mcclure-1.html |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> He won a bronze medal in the pommel horse at the [[2001 Goodwill Games]] in [[Brisbane, Australia]], and later helped his U.S. gymnastics team earn a silver in the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team]] competition at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. During his sporting career, McClure has collected two more silver medals in the same program at the [[World Gymnastics Championships|World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] (2001 and 2003). McClure is also a resident athlete for the [[U.S. Olympic Training Center]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].
'''Brett Dallas McClure''' (born February 19, 1981, in [[Yakima, Washington]]) is a retired American gymnast.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Brett McClure |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/brett-mcclure-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183453/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/brett-mcclure-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> He was a member of the [[United States men's national artistic gymnastics team]] and won a bronze medal in the pommel horse at the [[2001 Goodwill Games]] in [[Brisbane, Australia]], and later helped his U.S. gymnastics team earn a silver in the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team]] competition at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. During his sporting career, McClure has collected two more silver medals in the same program at the [[World Gymnastics Championships|World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] (2001 and 2003). McClure is currently the High Performance Director with USA men's gymnastics.


==Early years==
==Early life and education==
McClure was born in [[Yakima, Washington]], the son of Les and Judy McClure.<ref name=bmclure>{{cite web |title=USA Men's Gymnastics Team Profile: Brett McClure |url=http://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/bmcclure.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> He started gymnastics at the age of nine under the influence of his father Les, who pushed him to train and perform ten pushups from a handstand position against the wall. When his family later resided in [[Mill Creek, Washington]], he spent two years at [[Henry M. Jackson High School]] and finished up early at [http://chrysalis-school.com/ Chrysalis School] in [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]]. In 1999, McClure moved to [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] to work and train as a full-time resident athlete at the [[U.S. Olympic Training Center]], under head coach Vitaly Marinich.<ref>{{cite news |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Men's gymnastics: Triumph of good will lures McClure |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040810&slug=olymcclure10 |publisher=[[Seattle Times]] |date=August 10, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
McClure was born in [[Yakima, Washington]], the son of Les and Judy McClure.<ref name=bmclure>{{cite web |title=USA Men's Gymnastics Team Profile: Brett McClure |url=http://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/bmcclure.pdf |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |accessdate=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426152719/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/bmcclure.pdf |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He started gymnastics at the age of nine under the influence of his father Les, who pushed him to train and perform ten pushups from a handstand position against the wall. When his family later resided in [[Mill Creek, Washington]], he spent two years at [[Henry M. Jackson High School]] and finished up early at [[Chrysalis School (Woodinville, Washington)|Chrysalis School]] in [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]], during which time he trained at Cascade Elite Gymnastics in Lynwood, WA. In 1999, McClure moved to [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], to work and train as a full-time resident athlete at the [[U.S. Olympic Training Center]], under head coach [[Vitaly Marinich]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Men's gymnastics: Triumph of good will lures McClure |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20040810/olymcclure10/mens-gymnastics-triumph-of-good-will-lures-mcclure |publisher=[[Seattle Times]] |date=August 10, 2004 |access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

===2001–2003===
===2001–2003===
McClure made his official worldwide debut at the [[2001 Goodwill Games]] in [[Brisbane, Australia]], where he received an average score of 9.362 to bring home the bronze medal in the pommel horse, finishing behind China's [[Huang Xu]] and Romania's [[Marius Urzică]].<ref>{{cite news |title=McClure Wins Pommel Horse Bronze Medal for USA at 2001 Goodwill Games |url=http://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1283&prog=h |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=August 29, 2001 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> On that same year, he added a silver to his annual hardware in the men's team all-around competition (a total of 166.845) at the [[2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] in [[Ghent, Belgium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Men's World Team Makes History By Earning First-Ever Silver Medal |url=http://dev.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1532&prog=h |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=October 31, 2001 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
McClure made his official worldwide debut at the [[2001 Goodwill Games]] in [[Brisbane, Australia]], where he received an average score of 9.362 to bring home the bronze medal in the pommel horse, finishing behind China's [[Huang Xu]] and Romania's [[Marius Urzică]].<ref>{{cite news |title=McClure Wins Pommel Horse Bronze Medal for USA at 2001 Goodwill Games |url=http://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1283&prog=h |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=August 29, 2001 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> On that same year, he added a silver to his annual hardware in the men's team all-around competition (a total of 166.845) at the [[2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] in [[Ghent, Belgium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Men's World Team Makes History By Earning First-Ever Silver Medal |url=http://dev.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1532&prog=h |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=October 31, 2001 |accessdate=May 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130705181326/http://dev.usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1532&prog=h |archivedate=July 5, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


At the [[2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] in [[Anaheim, California]], McClure pulled off a highest preliminary score in the horizontal bar to give U.S. a second straight silver in the men's team all-around competition. His team received a composite score of 171.121, trailing China by nearly eight-tenths of a point (0.8).<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Lauren |title=U.S. Can't Catch China |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2003/aug/20/sports/sp-gymmen20 |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 10, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
At the [[2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] in [[Anaheim, California]], McClure scored highest for the United States in team qualification on the pommel horse and horizontal bar to give the team a second straight silver in the men's team all-around competition. His team received a composite score of 171.121, which trailed China by nearly eight-tenths of a point (0.8).<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Lauren |title=U.S. Can't Catch China |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-aug-20-sp-gymmen20-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 10, 2004 |access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref>


===2004 Summer Olympics===
===2004 Summer Olympics===
{{see also|Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}
{{see also|Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}
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McClure competed for the United States at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] by earning a spot in the men's gymnastics team from the Olympic trials in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Elliott |first=Helene |title=McClure Sits in Second Place at Trials |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-25-sp-gym25-story.html |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=June 25, 2004 |access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> On the first day of the Games, McClure joined with his teammate [[Paul Hamm]] in the individual all-around final from the prelim stage, finishing nineteenth with an entry score of 56.323.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Liz |title=Wilson Falls, but Men Advance |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6-2004Aug14.html |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=August 15, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> In the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team all-around]], McClure ended a 20-year-old drought to capture a silver for the U.S. men's best medal finish, joining on top of the podium by [[Jason Gatson]], [[Paul Hamm]], [[Morgan Hamm]], [[Blaine Wilson]], and [[Guard Young]].<ref name=usgymsilver>{{cite news |last=Garcia |first=Marlen |title=Precious metal found in Athens |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/08/17/precious-metal-found-in-athens/ |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 17, 2004 |access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> During the competition, McClure performed a pommel horse (9.650) and horizontal bar (9.412) to sum up the team's total to 172.933, trailing Japan by almost a full point.<ref name=usgymsilver /><ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team All-Around |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/gymnastics/results/3531204.stm |work=[[Athens 2004]] |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=August 17, 2004 |accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref> In his final event, the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around|individual all-around]], McClure finished outside the medals in ninth place with a score of 57.248, just six-tenths of a point behind his teammate Hamm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Around |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/gymnastics/results/3531232.stm |work=[[Athens 2004]] |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=August 17, 2004 |accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hamm rallies for gold in men's all-around |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5749182/ |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=August 19, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229005257/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5749182/ |archive-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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McClure competed for the United States at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] by earning a spot in the men's gymnastics team from the Olympic trials in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Elliott |first=Helene |title=McClure Sits in Second Place at Trials |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jun/25/sports/sp-gym25 |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=June 25, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> On the first day of the Games, McClure joined with his teammate [[Paul Hamm]] in the individual all-around final from the prelim stage, finishing nineteenth with an entry score of 56.323.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Liz |title=Wilson Falls, but Men Advance |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6-2004Aug14.html |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=August 15, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> In the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team all-around]], McClure ended a 20-year-old drought to capture a silver for the U.S. men's best medal finish, joining on top of the podium by [[Jason Gatson]], [[Paul Hamm]], [[Morgan Hamm]], [[Blaine Wilson]], and [[Guard Young]].<ref name=usgymsilver>{{cite news |last=Garcia |first=Marlen |title=Precious metal found in Athens |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-08-17/sports/0408170357_1_paul-hamm-olympic-indoor-hall-kevin-mazeika |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 17, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> During the competition, McClure performed a pommel horse (9.650) and horizontal bar (9.412) to sum up the team's total to 172.933, trailing Japan by almost a full point.<ref name=usgymsilver /><ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team All-Around |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/gymnastics/results/3531204.stm |work=[[Athens 2004]] |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=August 17, 2004 |accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref> In his final event, the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around|individual all-around]], McClure finished outside the medals in ninth place with a score of 57.248, just six-tenths of a point behind his teammate Hamm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Around |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/gymnastics/results/3531232.stm |work=[[Athens 2004]] |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=August 17, 2004 |accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hamm rallies for gold in men's all-around |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5749182/ |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=August 19, 2004 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>


==Life after gymnastics==
==Life after gymnastics==
McClure married [[Jaycie Phelps]] in February 2005 at [[Olowalu, Hawaii]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nakasone |first=Stefanie |date=April 14, 2006 |title=McClure's mission |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/04/14/sports/story02.html |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> The two divorced in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/where-magnificent-seven-now-132652094.html |title=Where Are the Magnificent Seven Now? |last=Menza |first=Kaitlin |date=July 20, 2016 |website=yahoo.com |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
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On May 25, 2006, McClure announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics to pursue other opportunities and spend time with his family in Colorado.<ref>{{cite news |title=2004 Olympic silver-medalist McClure retires from competitive gymnastics |url=http://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1032&prog=h |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=August 29, 2001 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> He was later named assistant coach of the [[Air Force Falcons]] gymnastics team at the [[United States Air Force Academy]] near [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Olympian Brett McClure Joins Men's Gymnastics Coaching Staff |url=http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-gym/spec-rel/081006aaa.html |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=August 10, 2006 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> In June 2013 he took a coaching position at UC Berkeley for Cal Men's Gymnastics team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brett McClure Bio |url=http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208647060 |accessdate=2015-09-14}}</ref> In 2015, he led the Bears to their first appearance in NCAA team finals since 2012.

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On May 25, 2006, McClure announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics to pursue other opportunities and spend time with his family in Colorado.<ref>{{cite news |title=2004 Olympic silver-medalist McClure retires from competitive gymnastics |url=http://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1032&prog=h |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |date=August 29, 2001 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> He was later named assistant coach of the [[Air Force Falcons]] gymnastics team at the [[United States Air Force Academy]] near [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Olympian Brett McClure Joins Men's Gymnastics Coaching Staff |url=http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-gym/spec-rel/081006aaa.html |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=August 10, 2006 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> In June 2013 he took a coaching position at UC Berkeley for Cal Men's Gymnastics team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brett McClure Bio |url=http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208647060 |accessdate=2015-09-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208145543/http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208647060 |archivedate=December 8, 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, he led the Bears to their first appearance in NCAA team finals since 2012. As of May 1, 2017, McClure has taken on the role of High Performance Director with USA men's gymnastics.


==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/MC/Brett-McClure.aspx Team USA Profile]
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* [http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Olympic-Profile-Brett-McClure-1151365.php Olympic Profile – Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
* [http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Olympic-Profile-Brett-McClure-1151365.php Olympic Profile – Seattle Post-Intelligencer]


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Brett McClure
Full nameBrett Dallas McClure
Born (1981-02-19) February 19, 1981 (age 43)
Yakima, Washington, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2008)​
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country representedUnited States
Years on national team1999–2006
GymUSOTC
Team Chevron
Team Texaco
Head coach(es)Vitaly Marinich
Retired2006
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 2 0
Goodwill Games 0 0 1
Pacific Alliance Championships 1 2 0
Total 1 5 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Anaheim Team
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Brisbane Pommel horse
Pacific Alliance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Vancouver Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Vancouver All-around
Silver medal – second place 2002 Vancouver Pommel horse

Brett Dallas McClure (born February 19, 1981, in Yakima, Washington) is a retired American gymnast.[1] He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a bronze medal in the pommel horse at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, and later helped his U.S. gymnastics team earn a silver in the team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During his sporting career, McClure has collected two more silver medals in the same program at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (2001 and 2003). McClure is currently the High Performance Director with USA men's gymnastics.

Early life and education

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McClure was born in Yakima, Washington, the son of Les and Judy McClure.[2] He started gymnastics at the age of nine under the influence of his father Les, who pushed him to train and perform ten pushups from a handstand position against the wall. When his family later resided in Mill Creek, Washington, he spent two years at Henry M. Jackson High School and finished up early at Chrysalis School in Woodinville, during which time he trained at Cascade Elite Gymnastics in Lynwood, WA. In 1999, McClure moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to work and train as a full-time resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, under head coach Vitaly Marinich.[3]

Career

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2001–2003

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McClure made his official worldwide debut at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, where he received an average score of 9.362 to bring home the bronze medal in the pommel horse, finishing behind China's Huang Xu and Romania's Marius Urzică.[4] On that same year, he added a silver to his annual hardware in the men's team all-around competition (a total of 166.845) at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Ghent, Belgium.[5]

At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim, California, McClure scored highest for the United States in team qualification on the pommel horse and horizontal bar to give the team a second straight silver in the men's team all-around competition. His team received a composite score of 171.121, which trailed China by nearly eight-tenths of a point (0.8).[6]

2004 Summer Olympics

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See also: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

McClure competed for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by earning a spot in the men's gymnastics team from the Olympic trials in Boston.[7] On the first day of the Games, McClure joined with his teammate Paul Hamm in the individual all-around final from the prelim stage, finishing nineteenth with an entry score of 56.323.[8] In the team all-around, McClure ended a 20-year-old drought to capture a silver for the U.S. men's best medal finish, joining on top of the podium by Jason Gatson, Paul Hamm, Morgan Hamm, Blaine Wilson, and Guard Young.[9] During the competition, McClure performed a pommel horse (9.650) and horizontal bar (9.412) to sum up the team's total to 172.933, trailing Japan by almost a full point.[9][10] In his final event, the individual all-around, McClure finished outside the medals in ninth place with a score of 57.248, just six-tenths of a point behind his teammate Hamm.[11][12]

Life after gymnastics

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McClure married Jaycie Phelps in February 2005 at Olowalu, Hawaii.[13] The two divorced in 2008.[14]

On May 25, 2006, McClure announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics to pursue other opportunities and spend time with his family in Colorado.[15] He was later named assistant coach of the Air Force Falcons gymnastics team at the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado.[16] In June 2013 he took a coaching position at UC Berkeley for Cal Men's Gymnastics team.[17] In 2015, he led the Bears to their first appearance in NCAA team finals since 2012. As of May 1, 2017, McClure has taken on the role of High Performance Director with USA men's gymnastics.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brett McClure". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "USA Men's Gymnastics Team Profile: Brett McClure" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Newnham, Blaine (August 10, 2004). "Men's gymnastics: Triumph of good will lures McClure". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "McClure Wins Pommel Horse Bronze Medal for USA at 2001 Goodwill Games". USA Gymnastics. August 29, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "U.S. Men's World Team Makes History By Earning First-Ever Silver Medal". USA Gymnastics. October 31, 2001. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Peterson, Lauren (August 10, 2004). "U.S. Can't Catch China". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  7. ^ Elliott, Helene (June 25, 2004). "McClure Sits in Second Place at Trials". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  8. ^ Clarke, Liz (August 15, 2004). "Wilson Falls, but Men Advance". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Garcia, Marlen (August 17, 2004). "Precious metal found in Athens". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team All-Around". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 17, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Around". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 17, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  12. ^ "Hamm rallies for gold in men's all-around". NBC Sports. August 19, 2004. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  13. ^ Nakasone, Stefanie (April 14, 2006). "McClure's mission". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Menza, Kaitlin (July 20, 2016). "Where Are the Magnificent Seven Now?". yahoo.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "2004 Olympic silver-medalist McClure retires from competitive gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. August 29, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  16. ^ "Former Olympian Brett McClure Joins Men's Gymnastics Coaching Staff". NBC Sports. August 10, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  17. ^ "Brett McClure Bio". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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