Taylor Burkhart
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Full name | Taylor Anthony Burkhart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | September 21, 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Arvada, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2018–2019, 2022–2024 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | 5280 Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 is a member of the United States national 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.
Personal life
[edit]Burkhart was born in Boca Raton, Florida to Dale and Robin Burkhart.[1]
Gymnastics career
[edit]2018
[edit]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]
2019–20
[edit]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.
2021
[edit]Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the Winter Cup where he placed fifteenth in the all-around.[7] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Burkhart placed fifteenth in the all-around.[8][9]
2022
[edit]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 where he 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]
2023
[edit]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]
Eponymous skills
[edit]Burkhart has one named element on the pommel horse.[21][22]
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[23] |
- ^ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points
Competitive history
[edit]Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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Junior | |||||||||
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 | ![]() |
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Senior | |||||||||
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 | ![]() |
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NCAA Championships | ![]() |
7 | |||||||
Varna Challenge Cup | ![]() |
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5 | ||||||
Koper Challenge Cup | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
8 | |||||
Pan American Championships | ![]() |
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U.S. Classic | 9 | ![]() |
29 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | ||
2023 | MPSF Championships | ![]() |
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NCAA Championships | ![]() |
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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 |
- ^ Burkhart was the team USA alternate
References
[edit]- ^ "Taylor Burkhart USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "USA, Briones win gold at 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 14, 2018.
- ^ "USA nabs five gold medals on final day of 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Briones takes 17–18 division crown, with a trio finishing first for 15–16 division at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mikulak notches super six at U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Cameron Bock takes 2021 Winter Cup men's all-around title, six athletes named to Men's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Brody Malone wins first U.S. gymnastics title, with Tokyo Olympics in sight". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Guimaraes takes men's senior all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN; five gymnasts automatically qualify to National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Burkhart picks up a pair of silver medals at Varna World Challenge Cup". USA Gymnastics. May 29, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. gymnasts bank four medals at 2022 Koper World Challenge Cup". USA Gymnastics. June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Three Olympians will lead U.S. men at Pan American Championships July 15–17". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Malone repeats as all-around champion at 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Stanford wins fourth-consecutive NCAA men's gymnastics title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. December 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Technical Committee confirms three new Pommel Horse elements". gymnastics.sport. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2024.