Joshua Karnes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Joshua Andrew Karnes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 6, 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States (2025–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Penn State Nittany Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Jacob Marks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joshua Andrew Karnes (born July 6, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast.
Karnes attended Erie High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, before enrolling at Pennsylvania State University to pursue gymnastics. [1]
In February 2023, Karnes competed at the 2023 Winter Cup and placed fourth on floor exercise and seventh in the all-around. [2] In April, during the 2023 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars, placed fourth in the all-around and seventh on vault. [1]
In August 2023, he competed at the World University Games where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team. [3] Individually, he finished sixth in the all-around. [4]
In February 2024, he competed at the 2024 Winter Cup and won silver on floor exercise and placed ninth in the all-around. [5] In April, during the 2024 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars. [1]
He then competed at the 2024 National Championships and placed seventeenth in the all-around. [6] He suffered a concussion during the event. [7] Six days before the 2024 Olympic Trials, he passed a concussion test and was cleared to compete. [8] [9] At the Olympic trials, he placed eighth on horizontal bar. [10]
Karnes was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Pan American Championships alongside Taylor Burkhart, Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, Asher Hong, and alternate Jun Iwai. [11] During the event, he helped team USA win team gold. [12] He also won silver on pommel horse, horizontal bar, and in the all-around with a score of 79.900. [13] Following his time at Penn State, Karnes planned to move to EVO Gymnastics to continue his training after the 2025 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. [14]
Karnes was born to Jim and Monica Karnes, and has two brothers, Tony and Nick, and one sister, Abby. [1] In 2017, he competed on Little Big Shots. [15] [16]
Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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2023 | Winter Cup | 7 | 4 | ||||||
NCAA Championships | 6 | 4 | 7 | ![]() | |||||
World University Games | 4 | 6 | |||||||
2024 | Winter Cup | 9 | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 16 | 19 | ||
NCAA Championships | 5 | ![]() | |||||||
U.S. National Championships | 7 | ||||||||
Olympic Trials | 8 | ||||||||
2025 | NCAA Championships | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
Pan American Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | ||||
U.S. National Championships | 5 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 14 |