Ian Gunther

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Ian Gunther
Ian Gunther 2019.jpg
Gunther in 2019
Personal information
Full nameIan David Gunther
Country represented United States
Born (1999-09-10) September 10, 1999 (age 25)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2021–2022
GymCypress Academy
College team Stanford Cardinal (2019–23)
Head coach(es) Thom Glielmi
Former coach(es) Syque Caesar
RetiredDecember 8, 2024
Medal record
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Champaign Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Minneapolis Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Norman Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 State College Team
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2022–present
Genre Sport
Subscribers1.61 million [1]
Total views2,893,714,166 [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
TikTok information
Page
Followers1.4 million
Likes204.1 million

Last updated: 18:28, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Ian David Gunther (born September 10, 1999) [2] is an American artistic gymnast and social media content creator. He is a 4-time NCAA team champion, and an MPSF team champion with Stanford. [3] Individually, he was a horizontal bar bronze medalist at the 2023 Winter Cup, [4] and placed 8th all-around. [5] He is a former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

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Early life and education

Gunther was born in Houston, Texas, on September 10, 1999. [3] [6] He attended Westside High School in Houston, class of 2018. [7] At Stanford, he majored in product design, graduating in 2022, and completed an M.S. in sustainability science & practice. [8]

Gunther has suffered from osteochondritis dissecans of the knee from his intense gymnastics training. He had surgery to correct it in 2015. [9]

Gymnastics career

Gunther began in gymnastics at age 4 and a half. [10] During his career, he has been an NCAA All-American 10 times. [8] In 2017, he won gold on rings and parallel bars at the Junior Olympic national meet. [10]

Gunther began competing for the Stanford Cardinal in the 2018–2019 season. During the 2019 NCAA National Championships Gunther helped Stanford win as a team; individually he placed fourth on rings. Gunther would go on and help Stanford win the team title again in 2021, 2022, and 2023. [11]

In 2021 Gunther qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympic Trials. [12] He finished twelfth overall. [13] In 2022, he received media attention for breaking a horizontal bar in half. [14]

In the fall of 2024, Gunther participated in the Gold Over America Tour. [15] He later competed at the 2024 Sokol Grand Prix and placed second with teammate Denelle Pedrick. [16] In a YouTube short, Gunther announced it was his last competitive routine. [17] He followed that with an Instagram post on December 8, 2024, confirming his retirement from competitive gymnastics. [18] [19]

Social media

Gunther received media recognition for his work on Collyge, an app rivaling TikTok in the short-form video market. [20] [21] The app launched in March 2023. [22]

Gunther has gained attention from the national media for his efforts to promote gymnastics via social media. [23] He started creating content during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States when the NCAA gymnastics season was shut down. [24] His activity on social media allowed Gunther to pay for his Stanford student tuition. [25]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2016 U.S. National Championships (15-16)192566281116
2017 RD761 InternationalSilver medal icon.svg5
Winter Cup 27333023333527
U.S. National Championships (17-18)101410415Bronze medal icon.svg5
2018 Winter Cup 1414491313Silver medal icon.svg
Elite Team CupGold medal icon.svg
Senior
2019 Winter Cup 36
NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg284
2020 Winter Cup 1017572096
2021 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg547
U.S. National Championships 82211142046
Olympic Trials 1213121116118
2022 Winter Cup 1331101434204
NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg65
2023 Winter Cup 8209513Bronze medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg141017
U.S. Classic 12473950401117
U.S. National Championships 161818132819
2024 Winter Cup 1196
U.S. National Championships 2113278

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