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Ten Things I bet You Didn't Know About Blaine Wilson:

1. He drives a 2005 Dodge Magnum.
2. He loves to snack on Kit-Kat chocolate bars.
3. His most memorable trip was to South Africa for his first international competition. He was seventeen years old, still in high school, and liked seeing the rhinos, baboons, snakes and tranatulas. It was like nothing he had seen before.
4. He has a huge shoe collection.
5. He plays golf as much as possible, and also enjoy playing softball.
6. He has a cousin who competes in Irish dancing world competitions.
7. He loves dogs. He has two English bulldogs named Chops and Kayla.
8. He hates the food liver.
9. He loves to watch Ohio State University sports, in particular football, baseball and basketball.
10. He and his wife have matching wedding ring tattoos on our ring fingers.

Personal Info:

Blaine Wilson won his first World Championships medal at the 2003 Worlds when he helped the team to a silver-medal finish. Months later, at the 2004 Visa American Cup, Wilson tore his left biceps tendon, and vowed to return for the 2004 Olympic Games. His hard work and determination earned him a spot on the men's Olympic Team, and in Athens the team battled for a silver medal victory. Blaine Carew Wilson is the first man to win five consecutive national titles since USA Gymnastics was named the sport's National Governing Body, and the third man to win five consecutive U.S. all-around titles (or more) in gymnastics history. He comes from a sports-minded family and is named after baseball great Rod Carew and former Dallas Cowboys guard Blaine Nye. Wilson 's father started him in gymnastics at age four because he was so energetic. Wilson was a member of the 2000 and 1996 Olympic Team. Both teams placed fifth, the strongest Olympic Team showing since 1984. Wilson also finished fourth at the 1999 World Championships. He won his first national title at the 1996 Coca-Cola National Championships. In 1995, at his first World Championships competition, he was the highest U.S. all-around finisher (25th). He has completed his eligibility at Ohio State University , winning the Jesse Owens Award in 1997, presented by the Big Ten Conference to recognize its outstanding male athlete. Wilson married Makare Desilets on March 28, 2001, and celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Wakaya, on Oct. 4, 2002. Wilson also enjoys golf, soccer and biking.