Kameron Nelson (gymnast)

Kameron Nelson
Nelson with 2025 NCAA awards
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Triple back guy
Born	(2001-08-02) August 2, 2001 (age 24) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States (2023, 2025–present)
College team	Ohio State Buckeyes (2021–2025)
Gym	Haydens Gymnastics Avant Coeur Gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Rustam Sharipov
Assistant coach(es)	Casimiro Suárez
Former coach(es)	Dan Hayden
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Championships 2025 Ann Arbor Vault 2023 State College Floor 2025 Ann Arbor Floor

Kameron Nelson (born August 2, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast who has represented the United States. He won the national vault title at the 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. He competed collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and education

Nelson was born August 2, 2001, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Christy and Marvin Nelson. ^[1] As a military family, Nelson moved frequently. ^[2] He began gymnastics at six years old when his mother, a former level 10 gymnast and coach, got him involved when the family was living in Louisiana. ^[2] Nelson and family moved to Georgia, where he was coached by Dan Hayden. ^{[2] [3]} Nelson was home schooled and later enrolled at Ohio State University to pursue gymnastics. ^[4]

Gymnastics career

Domestic

Nelson qualified for and competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships in the junior divisions. ^[3] He walked on to the Ohio State Buckeyes men's gymnastics team as he had a previous encounter with Buckeyes assistant coach Casimiro Suárez. ^[2] He was the vault champion at the 2023 Winter Cup and the 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. ^[2] He won the vault title again at the 2024 Winter Cup and placed second at the 2025 Winter Cup. ^[1]

Nelson trained triple back somersaults starting when he was a teenager and is known as the "triple back guy". ^{[2] [4]} In January 2025, he became the first gymnast in history to use two triple somersaults in a single floor routine in January 2025. ^{[2] [4] [5] [6]} At the 2025 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, Nelson won the vault title and placed third on the floor exercise. ^[4] In August of that year, Nelson competed at the National Championships where he won silver on floor exercise and vault behind Asher Hong on both. After the competition, he was selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships alongside Hong, Brandon Dang Patrick Hoopes, Brody Malone, and Donnell Whittenburg. ^[7]

International

As a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team, Nelson participated at 2023 FIG World Cup Cairo. ^[8] He qualified for event finals on the floor exercise and vault where he placed 8th and 5th respectively. ^[8]

References

1. "Kameron Nelson". usagym.org. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
2. Sandmaier, Christy (February 7, 2024). "Triple Threat: Kameron Nelson". Inside Gymnastics . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
3. Hughes, Zach (July 22, 2017). "Martinez's Kameron Nelson set to compete at P&G Gymnastics Championships". wjbf.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
4. Salsman, Nate (June 17, 2025). ""Just look out." Kameron Nelson Targets 2025 Elite Season". Inside Gymnastics . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
5. Hope, Dan (January 12, 2025). "Ohio State Gymnast Kameron Nelson Achieves Historic Feat". elevenwarriors.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
6. McCharles, Rick (January 14, 2025). "Kameron Nelson – 2 Triple Backs !". gymnasticscoaching.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
7. "Hong commands all-around; Senior National Team and World Champs roster named at Xfinity U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics . August 9, 2025.
8. "CAIRO WORLD CUP 2023 MEDIA RESULTS BOOK". gymnastics.sport. 2023. Archived from the original on June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

External links

• Kameron Nelson at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Kameron Nelson at USA Gymnastics
• Kameron Nelson at Ohio State Buckeyes