United States men's national artistic gymnastics team

Last updated
United States men's artistic national gymnastics team
Founded1963
Continental unionPAGU
National federation USAG
Training location United States Olympic Training Center
Colorado Springs, CO
Olympic Games
Appearances21
Medals Gold medal.svg Gold: 1984
Silver medal.svg Silver: 1904, 1932, 2004
Bronze medal.svg Bronze: 1904, 2008

The United States men's artistic gymnastics team represents the United States in FIG international competitions.

Contents

History

The first national team roster was established in 1998. [1] The team has competed at the Olympic Games 21 times, winning six medals.

Selection

Gymnasts can be selected for the national team at the National Championships or the Winter Cup challenge. The Men's Program Committee (MPC) is allowed to change the criteria for selection every year. [2]

Current roster

Senior team

As of February 25,2024 [3] [4]

NameBirth date and ageHometownClubHead coach(es)College team
Fuzzy Benas September 25, 2002 (age 21) Richmond, Texas University of Oklahoma Mark Williams Oklahoma Sooners (2022–present)
Jeremy Bischoff January 16, 2002 (age 22) Santa Clarita, California Stanford University Thom Glielmi Stanford Cardinal (2021–present)
Cameron Bock September 18, 1998 (age 25) Tustin, California University of Michigan Yuan Xiao Michigan Wolverines (2018–2022)
Taylor Burkhart September 21, 2002 (age 21) Arvada, Colorado Stanford University Thom Glielmi Stanford Cardinal (2022–present)
Asher Hong March 23, 2004 (age 19) Tomball, Texas Stanford University Thom Glielmi Stanford Cardinal (2023–present)
Patrick Hoopes May 15, 2002 (age 21) Lehi, Utah United States Air Force Academy Josh Loeser Air Force Falcons (2022–present)
Paul Juda July 7, 2001 (age 22) Deerfield, Illinois University of Michigan Yuan Xiao Michigan Wolverines (2020–present)
Joshua Karnes July 6, 2004 (age 19) Erie, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University Randy Jepson Penn State Nittany Lions (2022–present)
Riley Loos October 6, 2000 (age 23) Folsom, California Stanford University Thom Glielmi Stanford Cardinal (2020–2023)
Brody Malone January 7, 2000 (age 24) Aragon, Georgia EVO Gymnastics Syque Caesar Stanford Cardinal (2019–2023)
Yul Moldauer August 26, 1996 (age 27) Arvada, Colorado 5280 Gymnastics Vladimir Artemev Oklahoma Sooners (2016–2019)
Stephen Nedoroscik October 28, 1998 (age 25) Worcester, Massachusetts EVO Gymnastics Syque Caesar Penn State Nittany Lions (2017–2020)
Curran Phillips July 8, 2000 (age 23) Naperville, Illinois EVO Gymnastics Syque Caesar Stanford Cardinal (2019–2022)
Fred Richard April 23, 2004 (age 19) Stoughton, Massachusetts University of Michigan Yuan Xiao Michigan Wolverines (2023–present)
Colt Walker June 25, 2001 (age 22) Cedar Park, Texas Stanford University Thom Glielmi Stanford Cardinal (2021–present)
Donnell Whittenburg August 18, 1994 (age 29) Baltimore, Maryland Salto Gymnastics CenterAnthony Ingrelli
Shane Wiskus October 1, 1998 (age 25) Spring Park, Minnesota EVO Gymnastics Syque Caesar Minnesota Golden Gophers (2018–2021)
Khoi Young December 31, 2002 (age 21) Bowie, Maryland Stanford University Thom Glielmi Stanford Cardinal (2022–present)

Senior development team

NameBirth date and ageHometownClubHead coach(es)College team
Landen Blixt December 31, 2003 (age 20) Fowlerville, Michigan University of Michigan Yuan Xiao Michigan Wolverines (2023–present)
Kai Uemura February 16, 2006 (age 18) Chicago, Illinois Lakeshore Academy of Art GymnasticsArkadiy Andryushchenko Stanford Cardinal (2025–2028)

Team competition results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all American male artistic gymnasts who have won at least three medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined.

RankGymnastYearsTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB Olympic Total World TotalTotal
1 Paul Hamm 2001–2004 Silver medal olympic.svg 2004
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2001
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2003
Gold medal olympic.svg 2004
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2003
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2003
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2002
Silver medal olympic.svg 2004 358
2 Danell Leyva 2011–2016 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2011
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2014
Bronze medal olympic.svg 2012 Silver medal olympic.svg 2016
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2011
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2014
Silver medal olympic.svg 2016
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
358
3 Kurt Thomas 1978–1979 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 1979 Silver medal world centered-2.svg 1979 Gold medal world centered-2.svg 1978
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 1979
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 1979 Silver medal world centered-2.svg 1979 Gold medal world centered-2.svg 1979 077
4 Bart Conner 1979–1984 Gold medal olympic.svg 1984
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 1979
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 1979 Gold medal olympic.svg 1984
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 1979
235
5 Peter Vidmar 1979–1984 Gold medal olympic.svg 1984
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 1979
Silver medal olympic.svg 1984 Gold medal olympic.svg 1984 314
6 Mitch Gaylord 1984 Gold medal olympic.svg 1984 Bronze medal olympic.svg 1984 Silver medal olympic.svg 1984 Bronze medal olympic.svg 1984 404
7 Jake Dalton 2011–2013 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2011
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2014
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2013 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2014 044
Jonathan Horton 2008–2011 Bronze medal olympic.svg 2008
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2011
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2010 Silver medal olympic.svg 2008 224
9 Brett McClure 2001–2004 Silver medal olympic.svg 2004
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2001
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2003
123
10 Raj Bhavsar 2001–2008 Bronze medal olympic.svg 2008
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2001
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2003
123
Khoi Young 2023 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2023 Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2023 Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2023 033
12 Alexander Naddour 2011–2016 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2011
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2014
Bronze medal olympic.svg 2016 123
John Orozco 2011–2014 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2011
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2014
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2014 033

Best international results

EventTFAAFXPHSRVTPBHB
Olympic Games Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
World Championships Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Pan American Games Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Pan American Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Youth Olympic Games Bronze medal icon.svg554Gold medal icon.svg44
Junior World Championships 61964
Junior Pan American GamesGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg44Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior Pan American Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Artemev</span> American artistic gymnast

Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Artemev is a retired American artistic gymnast. Artemev was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. team at the 2008 Olympic Games. He is the 2006 all-around U.S. national champion. Known for his ability on pommel horse, he is the 2007 and 2008 U.S. national champion on the pommel horse and won the bronze medal on the event at the 2006 World Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Horton</span> American artistic gymnast

Jonathan Alan Horton is a former American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 Olympic silver medalist on high bar, the 2010 World all-around bronze medalist, a two-time Olympian, a two-time U.S. National All-Around Champion, and a 17-time medalist at the U.S. National Championships. At the 2008 Olympics, he also won a bronze medal with his U.S. teammates in the team competition. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he qualified for the high bar event final and finished in sixth place. In 2016, he had surgery on his left rotator cuff and as a result was unable to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raj Bhavsar</span> American artistic gymnast

Stephen Raj Bhavsar is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the 2001 and 2003 World Championships U.S. team. He earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. He was originally an alternate, but was named to the team following the injury withdrawal of Paul Hamm. At the Games, Bhavsar earned a bronze medal with the U.S. team in Artistic Gymnastics with teammates Alexander Artemev, Joey Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, and Kai Wen Tan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danell Leyva</span> Cuban-American gymnast

Danell Johan Leyva is a Cuban American former gymnast who competed for the United States. He is the 2012 Olympic individual all-around bronze medalist and 2016 Olympic parallel bars and horizontal bar silver medalist. He is also the 2011 US national all-around gold medalist and the 2011 world champion on the parallel bars. With a combined total of 8 Olympic and World Championships medals, Leyva is the second most decorated American male gymnast after Paul Hamm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Dalton</span> American gymnast

Jacob "Jake" Dalton is a retired American gymnast who was a member of the University of Oklahoma gymnastics team and the United States men's national gymnastics team. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Dalton grew up in Sparks, Nevada, and is the son of Tim and Denise Dalton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Orozco</span> American artistic gymnast

John Orozco is an American artistic gymnast who competed in the 2012 Olympics and is the 2012 U.S national champion. He was selected to the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympic Games, but withdrew on July 15, 2016 due to an ACL injury. After graduating High School at 17, John trained for 7 years at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Brooks (gymnast)</span> American gymnast

Christopher Brooks is a retired American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He is now assistant coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks NCAA gymnastics team. He won four gold medals at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships. He has trained alongside Olympic and World Championships medalist Jonathan Horton as a junior, college and senior elite gymnast. On August 17, 2017, he announced his retirement from artistic gymnastics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Mikulak</span> American artistic gymnast

Samuel Anthony Mikulak is a retired American artistic gymnast. He is a six-time U.S. national all-around champion, the 2018 World bronze medalist on high bar, and a three-time Olympian. He is also an eight-time NCAA champion, winning the team, individual all-around and several individual event titles at the 2011, 2013 and 2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics championships.

The USA Gymnastics National Championships is the annual artistic gymnastics national competition held in the United States for elite-level competition. It is currently organized by USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The national championships have been held since 1963.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics</span> College mens gymnastics

The Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics team represents the University of Oklahoma and competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The team has won 12 NCAA National Championships, most recently in 2018.

The 2016 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were split into separate events for Women's Artistic Gymnastics and Men's Artistic Gymnastics. The women's event was held from July 8 to 10, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California and the men's event was held June 23–26, 2016 at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

The 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were held from June 29 through July 1, 2012, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yul Moldauer</span> Korean American gymnast (b. 1996)

Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 U.S. national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Briones</span> American artistic gymnast

Brandon Robert Briones is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 Youth Olympic vault champion and was a reserve athlete for the 2020 Olympic men's gymnastics team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen Nedoroscik</span> American gymnast

Stephen Nedoroscik is an American artistic gymnast who specializes on the pommel horse. He is the 2021 World Champion and a two-time NCAA National Champion on the event. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brody Malone</span> American gymnast

John Brody Malone is an American artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2021 and 2022 U.S. National All-Around Champion. On horizontal bar, he is the 2021 World Championships bronze medalist and the 2022 World Champion. He is a ten-time NCAA National Champion.

Shane Michael Wiskus is an American artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Additionally, he represented the United States at the 2019 World Championships and is a three-time NCAA Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khoi Young</span> American gymnast

Khoi Alexander Young is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team and currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He is the 2023 Pan American champion on pommel horse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colt Walker (gymnast)</span> American gymnast

Colt Barrett Walker is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is competes in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships and was the alternate for the bronze medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. He is the 2019 junior Winter Cup and National Champion.

References

  1. "Men's Senior National Team Rosters". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "Men's Elite Program Overview". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Men's Artistic Gymnastics National Team". USA Gymnastics.
  4. "Moldauer surges on Day 2 to take senior men's Winter Cup gold; Senior National Team is renamed". usagym.org. February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.