Khoi Young

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Khoi Young
Young in 2019
Personal information
Full nameKhoi Alexander Young
Country represented United States
Born (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 (age 21)
Bowie, Maryland, USA
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Years on national team2018–present (USA)
College teamStanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)Thom Glielmi
Assistant coach(es)Mark Freeman
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antwerp Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Medellín Pommel horse
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Norman Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 State College Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Columbus Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Columbus All-around
Silver medal – second place 2022 Norman Vault
Silver medal – second place 2024 Columbus Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2024 Columbus Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Columbus Vault

Khoi Alexander Young (born December 31, 2002) 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.

Personal life[edit]

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

Gymnastics career[edit]

2019[edit]

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[edit]

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 cancelled 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2019 Winter Cup 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 12
Elite Team Cup 5
Junior World Championships 7[a]
U.S. National Championships (15-16) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8
2020 RD761 Gymnastics Invitational 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Winter Cup 18
2021 Winter Cup 17 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 22 21 7 23 10 24 23
2022 Winter Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 6
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
MPSF Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 4 7 6 8 8 7 7
2023 Winter Cup 12
MPSF Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 6
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 44 31
U.S. National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 19 11 9
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Cottbus World Cup 6
MPSF Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 29 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14
  1. ^ Young was the team USA alternate

References[edit]

  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.
  3. ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Men's Teams for 2019 Junior World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. May 25, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "USA wins team, all-around silver at 2020 RD761 Junior International Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 17, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cameron Bock takes 2021 Winter Cup men's all-around title, six athletes named to Men's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Winter Cup success: Three Cardinal gymnasts named to U.S. Senior National Team". The Stanford Daily. February 27, 2022. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "U.S. men announce lineups for upcoming FIG Apparatus World Cup in Egypt, DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup in Germany". USA Gymnastics. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "U.S. claims men's and women's team titles at Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  17. ^ "U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "U.S. men claim team bronze at World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 3, 2023.
  19. ^ "Team USA Superlatives – 2023 FIG Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 8, 2023.
  20. ^ "The Dynasty Continues". Stanford Cardinal. April 20, 2024.

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