Taylor Burkhart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Taylor Anthony Burkhart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | September 21, 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States (2022–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | 5280 Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Thom Glielmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Mark Freeman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Burkhart (pommel horse) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was the alternate for the gold medal-winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships.
Burkhart was born on September 21, 2002, in Boca Raton, Florida, to Dale and Robin Burkhart. [1] His hometown is Arvada, Colorado, and he competed at 5280 Gymnastics as a youth. He attended Two Roads Charter before enrolling at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.
Burkhart competed at the Junior Pan American Championships in June alongside Brandon Briones, JR Chou, and Isaiah Drake; together they finished first as a team. [2] During event finals he finished seventh on parallel bars and fourth on horizontal bar. [3]
In August, Burkhart competed at the U.S. National Championships in the junior 15–16 division. He placed fourth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar. [4]
Burkhart next competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed sixth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar. [5] In August Burkhart competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 15–16 age division. He finished first in the all-around and on vault and parallel bars and third on horizontal bar. [6]
Burkhart did not compete in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the Winter Cup and placed fifteenth in the all-around. [7] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Burkhart placed fifteenth in the all-around. [8] [9]
Burkhart placed sixth in the all-around at the 2022 Winter Cup. [10] He began competing for the Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team during the 2021–22 season. At the NCAA Championship, he helped Stanford defend their national title. [11]
Burkhart made his senior international debut in May at the Varna Challenge Cup where he won silver on floor exercise and vault and placed fifth on horizontal bar. [12] He next competed at the Koper Challenge Cup where he won bronze on floor exercise and vault and finished fourth on rings and eighth on horizontal bar. [13]
Burkhart was selected as the alternate for the Pan American Championships. [14] He won the gold medal alongside the team. [15]
In late July, Burkhart competed at the U.S. Classic and placed ninth in the all-around. [16] In August he competed at the U.S. National Championships where he finished eighth in all-around. [17]
In April, Burkhart competed at the NCAA Championship. He helped Stanford win their fourth consecutive team title and individually placed second on vault behind Stanford teammate Asher Hong. [18] In August Burkhart competed at the Core Hydration Classic. He placed fifteenth overall. [19]
Burkhart next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed twelfth in the all-around but won silver on floor exercise behind Paul Juda. [20]
Burkhart competed at the 2025 Winter Cup and placed fourth in the all-around. [21] He next competed at the Antalya World Cup where he won gold on floor exercise, earning his first individual international title. At the NCAA Championships, Burkhart helped Stanford finish as runner-up to Michigan. [22] He was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Asher Hong, Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, Joshua Karnes, and alternate Jun Iwai. [23] During the qualification round Burkart qualified to the rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar finals; [24] however he tweaked his back and could not compete during the team final and he had to withdraw from the apparatus finals. [25] Despite this, he still won a gold medal with the team. [26]
Burkhart has one named element on the pommel horse. [27] [28]
Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty [a] | Added to Code of Points |
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Pommel horse | Burkhart | "Any 3/3 travel in flairs with 1/1 Spindle inside 2 circles." | E, 0.5 | Newsletter 1, 2022. Performed at the 2022 World Challenge Cup in Varna [29] |
Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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2018 | Elite Team Cup | 6 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | ![]() | 7 | 4 | ||||||
U.S. National Championships (15–16) | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ![]() | ||
2019 | Winter Cup | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | ![]() | |
Elite Team Cup | 4 | ||||||||
U.S. National Championships (15–16) | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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2021 | Winter Cup | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |
U.S. National Championships | 15 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | ||
2022 | Winter Cup | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
MPSF Championships | ![]() | ||||||||
NCAA Championships | ![]() | 7 | |||||||
Varna Challenge Cup | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | ||||||
Koper Challenge Cup | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 8 | |||||
Pan American Championships | ![]() | ||||||||
U.S. Classic | 9 | ![]() | 29 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | ||
2023 | MPSF Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
NCAA Championships | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | ||||||
U.S. Classic | 15 | 43 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 32 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 12 | ![]() | 34 | 15 | 25 | 8 | |||
2024 | Winter Cup | 12 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 5 | ||
MPSF Championships | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
NCAA Championships | ![]() | 17 | 13 | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 14 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |||
2025 | Winter Cup | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
Antalya World Cup | ![]() | 5 | 4 | ||||||
NCAA Championships | ![]() | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||||
Pan American Championships | ![]() | WD | WD | WD | |||||
U.S. National Championships | 11 | 7 | 4 | ![]() |