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David Durante, in his first year as an assistant coach, is a former All-American Cardinal gymnast and national all-around champion.
Durante brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Stanford men's gymnastics squad, and has had much success in the gym in recent years. He was the alternate for the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and he took home the 2007 Visa U.S. National Championships all-around crown. Also in 2007, he was selected to the World Championship Team for the second year in a row, and captained the fourth-place-finishing American team. Prior to that, he recorded strong performances at the prestigious Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev., twice winning the all-around title in 2006 and 2005, and adding a parallel bars title (2006) and second place finish (2005).
Durante graduated from Stanford in 2002 with a B.A. in human biology and a minor in psychology. He capped off his stellar career with the Cardinal, taking fifth place on horizontal bar at the 2002 NCAA Championships and earning All-American status for his performance. During his senior year, Durante was selected to the U.S. Men's Senior National Team and has been a staple on the squad for the past six years.