Dan Hayden

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Dan Hayden
Full nameDaniel Hayden
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented United States
College team Arizona State Sun Devils
Eponymous skills Hayden (horizontal bar)

Daniel Hayden (born 1965 in Buffalo, New York [1] ) is a retired American gymnast. Hayden was a United States men's national artistic gymnastics team member and appeared at the 1985 and 1987 World Championships. He was a US national champion. [2] Hayden competed for Arizona State University and was a collegiate national champion. In 1988, he was second at the Olympic Trials during the first day of competition but fell to eighth on the second day when he twice missed a Kovacs release on the horizontal bar. He was not selected for the team but was named as an alternate. [3] [4]

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Hayden's twin brother, Dennis, was also an elite gymnast. The two own a gymnastics facility in Augusta, Georgia. [5] [6] [1] Both brothers were star junior athletes and moved away from home to train. [7]

He was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004. [8]

Eponymous skills

Hayden has one named element on the horizontal bar. [9] [10]

Gymnastics elements named after Dan Hayden
ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [a] Added to Code of Points
Horizontal barHayden"Double salto bwd. str. w. 1/1 t. over the bar."D, 0.41989
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points

References

  1. 1 2 LaTina Emerson. "Life in gymnastics has twists and turns | The Augusta Chronicle". Chronicle.augusta.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. ↑ ":: USA Gymnastics :: U.S. National Champions - Men ::". Usagym.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. ↑ Michael Janofsky (1988-08-03). "Olympic Notebook; Turmoil at Gymnastic Trials - New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. ↑ Mike Conklin. (1988-08-07). "Top U.s. Men's Gymnast Has Star Quality - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Haydens Gym. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Home - NBC 26 - Here for You". .nbc26.tv. Retrieved 2013-05-13.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. July 1944. p.  14 . Retrieved 2013-05-13– via Internet Archive. daniel hayden gymnastics.
  8. ↑ ":: USA Gymnastics :: USA Gymnastics Hall Of Fame Class Of 2004 Inducted Tonight ::". Usagym.org. 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  9. ↑ "Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. December 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.


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