David Luca Durante (born June 26, 1980) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and was one of the three alternates to the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and was a member of the 4th-place-finishing American team. He was the 2007 U.S. All-Around champion.

David Durante
Full nameDavid Luca Durante
Country representedUnited States
Born (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 44)
HometownGarwood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight142 lb (64 kg)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2002–2009
GymUSOTC
Team Chevron
Team Gattaca
Surgent's Elite School of Gymnastics
College teamStanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)Vitaly Marinich
Retiredc. 2009
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 1 2
Pan American Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 1 2
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro Team

Raised in Garwood, New Jersey, Durante attended Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, New Jersey, before graduating from Stanford University in 2002 with a major in human biology and a minor in psychology.[1]

Durante holds dual American-Italian citizenship.

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Durante". gostanford.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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