Khoi Young

Khoi Alexander Young (born December 31, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team and currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford.

Khoi Young
Young in 2019
Personal information
Full nameKhoi Alexander Young
Country represented United States
Born (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002
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
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 NormanTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 State CollegeTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 NormanVault

Personal life

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

Gymnastics career

2019

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]

2020–21

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

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]

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2019Winter Cup71st place, gold medalist(s)4132nd place, silver medalist(s)1012
Elite Team Cup5
Junior World Championships7[lower-alpha 1]
U.S. National Championships (15-16)52nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1163rd place, bronze medalist(s)8
2020RD761 Gymnastics Invitational2nd 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 Cup18
2021Winter Cup1753rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships2221723102423
2022Winter Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)81st place, gold medalist(s)182nd place, silver medalist(s)116
DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
MPSF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)171st place, gold medalist(s)4
NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic4768877
2023Winter Cup12
MPSF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)106
  1. Young was the team USA alternate

References
  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.
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