Durante was an alternate on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men's gymnastics. He was a member of the 2007 World Championships Team that finished fourth, and he was the alternate on the 2006 Worlds Team. In 2004, Durante moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Durante is the middle of three children born to Robert and Juliana Durante, and he has dual USA-Italy citizenship. Durante's older brother, Marc, works for Merck Pharmaceuticals on its computer systems. His younger sister, Lauren, teaches high school Italian in New Jersey. He graduated from Stanford University with a major in human biology and a minor in psychology. Durante enjoys going to the beach, playing/watching soccer and watching movies.
Nickname: Dave
Hometown: Garwood, NJ
High School Graduation Year: 2002
Degree/Major: Human Biology
Year you began gymnastics: 1986
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I kept jumping on the furniture around the house, so my parents decided to put me in gymnastics.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: My favorite thing is competing in front of a lot of fans when I am prepared and confident in my routines.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To win the team gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Father: Robert Mother: Juliana
Names of sibling(s): Brother: Marc Sister: Lauren
Hobbies or favorite activities: Art, museums, good food and wine
Favorite music: Jack Johnson
Favorite book(s): Angels and Demons
Favorite TV show(s): Sopranos, Entourage, Heroes
Favorite Food: Japanese and Italian
- 2008
U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa. -
3rd-PB; 4th-AA; 5th-SR, HB; 6th-PH; 7th-FX; 9th-VT
- 2008
Visa Championships, Houston, Texas -
2nd-HB; 3rd-PB; 4th-AA; 6th-SR
- 2008
U.S. Men's Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
1st-SR; 2nd-HB; 3rd-PB
- 2008
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
4th-AA
- 2007
Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
1st-AA, PB; 5th-PH, SR
- 2007
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
3rd-PH
- 2006
Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn. -
3rd-HB; 6th-AA
- 2006
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-AA, PB
- 2005
Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. -
3rd-AA; 4th-SR
- 2005
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-AA; 2nd-PB
- 2004
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Anaheim, Calif. -
- 2004
Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn. -
2nd-PB(T)
- 2004
Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev. -
4th-AA
- 2003
National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis. -
- 2003
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
3rd-AA, PH
- 2002
U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio -
3rd-PH
- 2002
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. -
- 2001
National Championships, Philadelphia, Pa. -
- 2007
Good Luck Beijing International Tournament, Beijing, China -
8th-Team
- 2007
World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany -
4th-Team; AA finalist
- 2007
Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
3rd-Team; 5th-AA, SR
- 2007
USA vs. UKR vs. RUS, Kiev, Ukraine -
3rd-Team
- 2006
World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany -
7th-PH
- 2006
World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark -
Team Alt.
- 2006
France/Switzerland/USA Meet, Paris, France -
1st-Team; 3rd-AA
- 2006
Tyson American Cup, Philadelphia, Pa. -
3rd-AA
- 2006
Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii -
3rd-PB(T); 4th-Team; 6th-HB; 7th-AA(T)
- 2005
Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
1st-Team
- 2005
World Cup, Cottbus, Germany -
- 2004
Stella Zakharova Cup, Kiev, Ukraine -
1st-Team; 4th-AA
- 2004
Jurassic Classic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -
2nd-Team; 3rd-SR, PB
- 2003
Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -
2nd-AA; 3rd-Team; 5th-PB; 8th-FX, PH
- 2003
Jurassic Classic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -
1st-Team
