Khoi Young

Khoi Young
Young at the 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Khoi Alexander Young
Country represented	United States
Born	(2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 (age 21) Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	118 lb (54 kg)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2022–present
Gym	Sportsplex Gymnastics
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)	Thom Glielmi
Medal record Representing   United States Men's artistic gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 2 1 Pan American Championships 2 0 0 Total 2 2 1 World Championships 2023 Antwerp Pommel horse 2023 Antwerp Vault 2023 Antwerp Team Pan American Championships 2023 Rio de Janeiro Team 2023 Rio de Janeiro Pommel horse

Khoi Alexander Young (born December 31, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team since 2022 and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He currently competes in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He is the 2023 Pan American champion on pommel horse. In June 2024, he was named an alternate to the U.S. men's team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Young was born in Bowie, Maryland, on December 31, 2002, to Kevin and Lucille Young. He has two siblings. ^[1]

He attended Bowie High School before enrolling at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

2019

Young competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed 7th in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault. ^[2] In May, Young was selected at the alternate for the inaugural Junior World Championships. ^[3]

In August, Young competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 15-16 age division where he finished 5th in the all-around. He won gold on pommel horse, silver on floor exercise, and bronze on parallel bars. ^[4]

2020–2021

In early 2020, Young competed at the RD761 Gymnastics Invitational where he helped Team USA win silver behind Japan. ^[5] Individually, Young won silver in the all-around behind Motomu Yoshida and picked up three additional medals during event finals. He next competed at the Winter Cup where he finished 18th in the all-around. ^[6] The remainder of the competitive season was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Young returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he finished third on vault and fifth on pommel horse. ^[7] At the 2021 National Championships, Young placed 22nd in the all-around. ^[8]

2022

Young began competing for the Stanford Cardinal in the 2021–2022 season. He competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where he placed second in the all-around behind Vitaliy Guimaraes. ^{[9] [10]} During event finals he won gold on pommel horse and silver on vault behind Asher Hong. As a result Young was selected to represent the USA at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart alongside Guimaraes, Hong, Brody Malone, and Yul Moldauer. ^[11] At the NCAA Championship Young helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally he placed second on vault behind Paul Juda. ^[12]

In late July Young competed at the U.S. Classic where he placed fourth in the all-around. ^[13]

2023

Young was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Curran Phillips, Shane Wiskus, and Taylor Christopulos. On the first day of competition, Young helped the USA qualify for the team final. Individually he won gold on pommel horse. On the final day of competition Young helped the USA win their second consecutive team title. ^[14] In August Young competed at the Core Hydration Classic. He won silver in the all-around and on pommel horse and vault and placed third on floor exercise. ^[15]

Young later competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed second in the all-around behind Asher Hong. ^[16] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the upcoming World Championships alongside Hong, Fred Richard, Yul Moldauer, Paul Juda, and alternate Colt Walker. ^[17]

At the World Championships, Young helped the USA qualify to the team final in second place. Individually he qualified to the pommel horse and vault finals. During the team final he contributed scores on pommel horse, vault, and horizontal bar toward the USA's third-place finish. In doing so, he helped the USA win their first team medal in nine years. ^[18] During event finals Young won silver on both pommel horse (behind Rhys McClenaghan) and vault (behind Jake Jarman). In doing so Young became the first American male since Paul Hamm in 2003 to win three medals at a single world championships and the first American male since Kurt Thomas and Bart Conner in 1979 to win multiple individual apparatus medals at a single world championships. ^[19]

2024

Young competed at the NCAA Championships in mid-April where he helped Stanford win their fifth consecutive team title. Individually Young won the all-around ahead of Fred Richard and Fuzzy Benas. ^[20] At the 2024 National Championships Young finished third in the all-around behind Brody Malone and Richard. ^[21]

In June, Young competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials, where he placed 15th in the all-around (151.200), ^[22] 8th on floor (27.950), 14th on pommel horse (25.900), 16th on rings (13.000), 8th on parallel bars (28.950), and 15th on high bar (25.350). ^[23] On June 29, he was named as an alternate to the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[24]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2019	Winter Cup		7		4	13		10	12
	Elite Team Cup	5
	Junior World Championships	7 [lower-alpha 1]
	U.S. National Championships (15-16)		5			11	6		8
2020	RD761 Gymnastics Invitational
	Winter Cup		18
2021	Winter Cup			17	5
	U.S. National Championships		22	21	7	23	10	24	23
2022	Winter Cup			8		18		11	6
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge
	MPSF Championships			17			4
	NCAA Championships				4
	U.S. Classic		4	7	6	8	8	7	7
2023	Winter Cup				12
	MPSF Championships
	NCAA Championships				10		6
	Pan American Championships
	U.S. Classic					16		44	31
	U.S. National Championships			5		19		11	9
	World Championships
2024	Cottbus World Cup							6
	MPSF Championships					11			6
	NCAA Championships			10		29			14
	U.S. National Championships			6	8	18			4
	Olympic Trials			8	14	16		8	15

1. Young was the team USA alternate

References

1. "Khoi Young USAG profile". USA Gymnastics . Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. "Mikulak wins five event medals, Walker takes junior all-around title at 2019 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics . February 17, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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14. "U.S. claims men's and women's team titles at Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics . May 28, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
15. "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics . August 6, 2023. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
16. "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics . August 27, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
17. "U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics . August 27, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
18. "U.S. men claim team bronze at World Championships". USA Gymnastics . October 3, 2023. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
19. "Team USA Superlatives – 2023 FIG Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics . October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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23. "2024 U.S. Olympic Trials - Men Day 2" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
24. "Frederick Richard, Brody Malone and more named to men's U.S. Olympic gymnastics team". NBC News . June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

External links

• Khoi Young at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Khoi Young at USA Gymnastics