Mike Gattone, USA Senior Director of Sport Performance

Send us Fan MailMike GattoneCoach Gattone is USA Weightlifting's Senior Director of Sport Performance. Where he has held the titles of coach, official, USA Weightlifting and International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) board member, national and international meet director. Gattone started his career as a graduate assistant for strength at the University of Kansas. After KU Coach Gattone was offered a position at Great Plains Sports Science Training Center, a nonprofit gym working with at-risk youth teaching Olympic Sports. While there he hosted the 1991 Junior National Championships, the 1992 Olympic Trials, and the 1993 Senior National Championships. Because of his demonstrated experience directing meets, he was brought in as the competition director for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. After the Games, Gattone started working for the Chicago Bulls as an assistant strength and conditioning coach under Al Vermeil. In late 2001, he accepted a position with the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs as Manager of Coaching Programs. After two years, he went back to Chicago and opened his own gym for sports performance, including weightlifting. Gattone added on a role as High Performance and Coaching Education Director for USA Weightlifting . In his tenure he ran the 2007 U.S. Nationals and the 2009 Pan-American Championships in Chicago. Gattone became a Manager of Sports Intelligence for Gatorade before returning to USA Weighlifting.https://www.instagram.com/mgattone64?igsh=MXVrbGcxenE0OGNkeA==https://youtube.com/@platesandpancakes4593https://instagram.com/voodoo4power?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=https://voodoo4ranch.com/To possibly be a guest or support the show email [email protected]://www.paypal.com/paypalme/voodoo4ranch