Guard Young was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and was named three-times to the World Championships team, and contributed to a silver medal in the men's team competition in 2001.
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Three years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Young helped his US squad to earn a silver medal in the same program, a best finish since 1984.
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Guard Young earned six All-American and two NCAA titles in the men's vault during his college career.
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In 2010, Guard Young was inducted into the BYU Cougars Hall of Fame.
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Guard Young was born in State College, Pennsylvania, the son of a former gymnast and 1976 US Olympic team captain Wayne Guard Young.
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Guard Young started gymnastics at the age of ten, coached by his father.
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When his family moved to Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 12, Guard Young trained under head coach Mark Williams, first at Oklahoma Gold and then later moving with Williams to the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.
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Guard Young attended his father's alma mater Brigham Guard Young University in Provo, Utah, where he competed for the BYU Cougars gymnastics team.
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Guard Young missed a spot on the 2000 US squad, finishing tenth in the all-around at the trials.
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In 2001, Guard Young graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications major in broadcast journalism.
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Guard Young made his official debut at the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Ghent, Belgium, where he earned a silver medal for the US gymnastics team in the men's team competition with a total score of 166.845.
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Guard Young however did not contribute to the team score in the team final.
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Guard Young helped the Sooners to three NCAA team titles before leaving for another position in Northern California in 2005.
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Guard Young competed for the United States, as a 27-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by earning a spot in the men's gymnastics team from the Olympic trials in Boston.
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Shortly after the Olympics, Guard Young announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics to further continue his career as an assistant coach.
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Since 1999, Guard Young is married to school teacher Alisha Tolman, and the couple currently reside with their three children in Norman, Oklahoma.