Paul Juda

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Paul Juda
Full namePaul Wojciech Juda
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001 (age 22)
Deerfield, Illinois, USA
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2020–present (USA)
College team Michigan
(2020–present)
Head coach(es)Yuan Xiao
Assistant coach(es)Jordan Gaarenstroom & Juha Tanskanen
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Antwerp Team
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro All-around
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup020
Total020
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Norman All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Norman Vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Columbus Floor
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Minneapolis Pommel horse
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Norman Horizontal Bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Columbus Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Minneapolis Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Norman Team

Paul Wojciech Juda (born July 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He is currently competing for the Michigan Wolverines in NCAA gymnastics and is a member of the U.S. men's national team.

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Personal life

Juda was born in Deerfield, Illinois to Ewa Bacher and Jozef Juda. He attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. [1]

Junior gymnastics career

2016–17

Juda competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic National Championships, where he won gold on floor exercise, and silver on parallel bars and high bar. [2] In May 2017, he competed at the 2017 Junior Olympic National Championships where he won gold in the all-around. In August 2017, he competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships in the junior division, where he won a silver medal in the all-around and on still rings and parallel bars. [3]

2018–19

He competed at the 2018 Winter Cup in the junior division, where he won gold on floor exercise and silver on still rings and parallel bars. In August 2018, he competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships at the junior division, where he won gold on still rings, sixth on pommel horse, and sixth on floor exercise. [4] In August 2019, he competed at the 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, where he won bronze on horizontal bar, and compiled a score of 159.850 to place 13th. [5] Following his performance at the competition, he was named to the United States men's national junior gymnastics team. [6]

Senior gymnastics career

2020

In February 2020, Juda competed at the 2020 Winter Cup, where he won bronze on horizontal bars, tied for fifth on floor exercise, and eighth in all-around (81.650). [7] Following his outstanding performance at the Winter Cup, he was named to the United States men's national gymnastics team. At just 19 years old, he became the national team's youngest member. [8] [9]

In November 2020, he competed at the 2020 Friendship and Solidarity Competition where he won a gold medal with Team Solidarity. [10] On individual events, he scored a 14.40 on vault, a 13.80 on floor exercise, a 13.40 on pommel horse, a 13.00 on still rings, a 13.20 on parallel bars and an 11.50 on high bar. The event served as Juda's first senior-level international competition. [11]

Juda began competing for the Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics team in 2020. During a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week once, Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice and CGA Gymnast of the Week and CGA Gymnast Freshman of the Week once. [12] He recorded a 15.000 on high bar for his season high, the third-highest score in the NCAA. He captured eight individual event titles, including three on high bar, and earned CGA All-America honors on high bar after leading the nation with an average score of 14.083. He finished the season ranked No. 6 in the NCAA in the all-around with an average of 79.750. [13] Following the season, he was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year. [14]

2021

In February 2021, he competed at the 2021 Winter Cup, where he finished fourth on parallel bars with a score of 13.900, and sixth in the all-around with a score of 79.850. [15] [16]

During the 2021 NCAA season, he captured 13 event titles and was the top-ranked all-around gymnast in the country, with a national qualifying average of 86.167. He was also ranked No. 1 nationally on high bar (14.367), No. 1 in the Big Ten on parallel bars (14.617), and second in the league on floor exercise (14.533), still rings (14.300) and pommel horse (14.250). He helped Michigan advance to the 2021 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship, where he won silver on pommel horse and helped the team win bronze. [17] Following the season, he was named Big Ten Conference Gymnast of the Year and CGA National MVP. [18] [19]

In June 2021, he competed at the 2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, where he won silver in the all-around with a score of 83.000. [20] [21] [22] As a result, he qualified to compete at the Olympic Trials. [23]

2022

In March 2022, Juda competed at the Cairo World Cup, where he won silver on the floor exercise and horizontal bar. [24]

During the 2022 NCAA season, he won 11 event titles, was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week twice. He led the conference on parallel bars (14.080 average, 14.800 high score) and high bar (14.258 average, 14.500 high score). His season-best all-around score of 86.100 was the top score of any Big Ten all-arounder. Following the season he was again named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year, joining Sam Mikulak as the only Michigan gymnast to win the award multiple times. [25] During the 2022 Big Ten Tournament Championship, he won the all-around competition with a cumulative score of 85.350. [26] He won a title on high bar, scoring a 14.500. The high bar win by Juda was the 15th in program history and the first since Sam Mikulak in 2013. He was also named Big Ten Gymnast of the Championships. [27]

During the 2022 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship, Juda won the all-around with an 85.298, and vault individual titles, and helped Michigan place third in the team competition with a season-best 414.490. He also placed second on high bar, fourth on parallel bars and eighth on both floor exercise and still rings. He tied Mikulak's modern-era school record of six All-America honors. [28]

2023

Juda missed the 2023 season due to injury. On April 13, 2023, he was named the Nissen-Emery Award winner. [29]

Juda returned to competition in August at the Core Hydration Classic. He placed third in the all-around behind Asher Hong and Khoi Young. Additionally he placed third on vault and horizontal bar. [30] He next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed sixth in the all-around but won the national title on floor exercise. [31] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the upcoming World Championships alongside Asher Hong, Khoi Young, Yul Moldauer, Fred Richard, and alternate Colt Walker. [32]

At the World Championships Juda helped the USA qualify to the team final in second place. Individually he qualified to the vault and horizontal bar finals. During the team final he contributed scores on rings, 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. [33]

2024

During the 2024 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship, Juda won the floor individual title with a score of 14.800 and placed second on vault with a score of 15.133. He helped Michigan finish as runner-up in the team competition. This was Michigan's first floor title since Brian Winkler in 1992. [34]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2016 J.O. National Championships (JE14)5Gold medal icon.svg24115Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2017 J.O. National Championships (JE15)Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg10Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships Bronze medal icon.svg419Silver medal icon.svg11Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2018 U.S. National Championships 1666Gold medal icon.svg242521
Winter Cup 4Gold medal icon.svg14Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg11
Senior
2019 U.S. National Championships 121416121614Bronze medal icon.svg
2020 Winter Cup 8122715Bronze medal icon.svg174
Friendship & Solidarity Meet Gold medal icon.svg
2021 Winter Cup 61214819412
NCAA Championships Bronze medal icon.svg623Silver medal icon.svg19113140
Pan American Championships Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Olympic Trials 867913610
2022 Cairo World Cup Silver medal icon.svg46Silver medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg8178Gold medal icon.svg4Silver medal icon.svg
2023 U.S. Classic Bronze medal icon.svg121810Bronze medal icon.svg12Bronze medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships 6Gold medal icon.svg710236
World Championships Bronze medal icon.svg55
2024 NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svg376Silver medal icon.svg1034

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