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Taylor Burkhart
Full nameTaylor Anthony Burkhart
Born (2002-09-21) September 21, 2002 (age 23)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
College team
Stanford Cardinal
(2022–2025)
Gym5280 Gymnastics
Head coach
Thom Glielmi
Assistant coaches
Rubén López
Mitchell Soukup
Eponymous skillsBurkhart (pommel horse)
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 Panama CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroTeam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 0 0
World Challenge Cup 0 2 2
Total 1 2 2
Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamStanford Cardinal
ConferenceMPSF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2026–presentStanford (Assistant)

Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast and coach. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was part of the gold medal-winning teams at the 2022 and 2025 Pan American Championships. He became an assistant coach for the Stanford Cardinal starting in the 2026–2027 season.

Early life and education

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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.

Gymnastics career

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2018–2020

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Burkhart competed at the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships 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] He next competed at the 2018 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 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]

He did not compete in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–2024

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Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the 2021 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 2021–2022 season. At the 2022 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 2022 Pan American Championships.[14] He won the gold medal alongside the team.[15]

In late July, Burkhart competed at the 2022 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]

Burkhart competed at the 2023 NCAA Championship and 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 2023 Core Hydration Classic. He placed fifteenth overall.[19] Burkhart next competed at the 2023 Xfinity National Championships where he placed twelfth in the all-around but won silver on floor exercise behind Paul Juda.[20]

At the 2024 National Championships, Burkhart placed fourteenth in the all-around.[21] He was not selected to compete at the upcoming Olympic trials.[22]

2025–present

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Burkhart competed at the 2025 Winter Cup and placed fourth in the all-around.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] During the qualification round Burkhart qualified to the rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar finals;[26] however he tweaked his back and could not compete during the team final and he had to withdraw from the apparatus finals.[27] Despite this, he still won a gold medal with the team.[28]

On May 11, 2026, Burkhart was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan American Championships.[29] At the competition he helped the USA win bronze as a team and individually he qualified to the parallel bars and horizontal bar event finals where he ultimately finished seventh and sixth respectively.[30][31] At the 2026 National Championships, Burkhart finished seventh in the all-around.[32]

Coaching career

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In August 2026, Burkhart was announced as an assistant coach for the Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team, starting in the 2026–2027 season.[33]

Eponymous skills

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Burkhart has one named element on the pommel horse.[34][35]

Gymnastics elements named after Taylor Burkhart
Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Added to Code of Points
Pommel horse Burkhart Any 3/3 travel in flairs with 1/1 Spindle inside 2 circles E, 0.5 2022 Varna World Challenge Cup[36]
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Taylor Burkhart at the junior level
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2018 Elite Team Cup6
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)74
U.S. National Championships (15–16)498101241st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Winter Cup687111341st place, gold medalist(s)
Elite Team Cup4
U.S. National Championships (15–16)1st place, gold medalist(s)5481st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Competitive history of Taylor Burkhart at the senior level
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2021 Winter Cup1515192018179
U.S. National Championships15112218191612
2022 Winter Cup61181071011
MPSF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)7
Varna Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Koper Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)8
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)[a]
U.S. Classic93rd place, bronze medalist(s)29718116
U.S. National Championships86121051211
2023 MPSF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
U.S. Classic15436046141032
U.S. National Championships122nd place, silver medalist(s)3415258
2024 Winter Cup12162721175
MPSF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)66654
NCAA Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1713
U.S. National Championships142311111110
2025 Winter Cup41784416
Antalya World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)54
NCAA Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)4811
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)WDWDWD
U.S. National Championships11741st place, gold medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial5
2026
Pan American Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)76
U.S. National Championships78981214
  1. ↑ Burkhart was the team USA alternate

References

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  1. ↑ "Taylor Burkhart USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
  2. ↑ "USA, Briones win gold at 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "USA nabs five gold medals on final day of 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Cameron Bock takes 2021 Winter Cup men's all-around title, six athletes named to Men's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Burkhart picks up a pair of silver medals at Varna World Challenge Cup". USA Gymnastics. May 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ "U.S. gymnasts bank four medals at 2022 Koper World Challenge Cup". USA Gymnastics. June 20, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Three Olympians will lead U.S. men at Pan American Championships July 15–17". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2022.
  15. ↑ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 31, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Malone repeats as all-around champion at 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Stanford wins fourth-consecutive NCAA men's gymnastics title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Malone takes third career all-around title; Senior Men's National Team named at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 2, 2024.
  22. ↑ "USA Gymnastics announces rosters for 2024 Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 3, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Loos clinches all-around, floor and rings titles; 2025 Senior Men's National Team Presented by Xfinity named at Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Men's gymnastics finish as runner-ups in nail-biting NCAA Championships". The Stanford Daily. April 20, 2025.
  25. ↑ "U.S. men's program announces roster for 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, World University Games". USA Gymnastics. May 7, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Karnes wins all-around silver, U.S. men strong in qualifying at 2025 Senior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 12, 2025.
  27. ↑ @USAGym (June 13, 2025). "Taylor Burkhart will not compete in the team final, replacement athlete Asher Hong will compete on Saturday" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  28. ↑ "U.S. sweeps team titles at Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  29. ↑ "2026 Pan American Championships men's team announced". USA Gymnastics. May 11, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  30. ↑ "U.S. women win team title; men take bronze to kick off 2026 Artistic Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 17, 2026.
  31. ↑ "2026 Pan American Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. June 22, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Richard clinches first national all-around title at 2026 Xfinity Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 8, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Taylor Burkhart Joins Cardinal Staff". Stanford Cardinal. August 26, 2027.
  34. ↑ "Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. December 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  35. ↑ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  36. ↑ "Men's Technical Committee confirms three new Pommel Horse elements". gymnastics.sport. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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