Jayla Hang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Jay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Renton, Washington, U.S. | January 9, 2008||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2022 – 2024 (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Pacific Reign Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Cale Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Stephanie Gentry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jayla Hang (born January 9, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2023 Junior World Championships and is the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships all-around champion.
Hang competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she won bronze on the uneven bars. [1]
In July she competed at the U.S. Classic where she won gold in the all-around, and on vault, bronze on floor exercise, and finished fourth on uneven bars and balance beam. [2] The following month she competed at the National Championships where she won gold on vault and balance beam, silver in the all-around, and bronze on uneven bars. [3]
Hang competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won gold on vault and uneven bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on floor exercise. [4] As a result, she was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships. [5]
On the first day of the Junior World Championships, Hang helped the USA finish second behind Japan. She qualified for the vault and floor exercise finals. [6] [7] During the event finals she placed fifth on floor exercise, sixth on vault, and finished fourth in the all-around. [8]
She was named to the roster for the 2023 National Championships, however, she had to withdraw from the competition after three events. [9] [10]
In February, Hang made her senior national team debut at the 2024 Winter Cup. [11] During the event she placed fourth on balance beam and ninth in the all-around. [12]
In April, she made her senior international debut at the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. [10] During the event she won gold in the team event and all-around, silver on floor exercise, and bronze on uneven bars and balance beam. [13] [14]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2022 | Winter Cup | 9 | 7 | 7 | |||
U.S. Classic | 4 | 4 | |||||
U.S. National Championships | |||||||
2023 | Winter Cup | ||||||
Junior World Championships | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||
Senior | |||||||
2024 | Winter Cup | 9 | 4 | ||||
Pacific Rim Championships | |||||||
U.S. Classic | 22 | 41 | 5 | 32 | |||
U.S. National Championships | 16 | 23 | 18 | 20 |
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