Ian Gunther | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ian David Gunther | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Houston, Texas, USA | September 10, 1999||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal (2019–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Thom Glielmi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian David Gunther[1] is an American artistic gymnast and social media content creator. He is a 4-time NCAA team champion, and an MPSF team champion with Stanford.[2] Individually, he was a high bar bronze medalist at the 2023 Winter Cup,[3] and placed 8th all-around.[4] He was described in 2023 as a "star to watch" and an "NCAA standout" by Olympics.com.[5]
Gunther was born in Houston on September 10, 1999.[2][6] He attended Westside High School in Houston, class of 2018.[7] At Stanford, he majored in product design, graduating 2022; and completed an M.S. in sustainability science & practice.[8]
Gunther has suffered from osteochondritis dissecans of the knee from his intense gymnastics training. He got surgery to correct it in 2015.[9]
Gunther began in gymnastics at age 4 and a half.[10] During his career, he has been an NCAA All-American 10 times.[8] In 2017, he was a gold medalist on rings and parallel bars at the Junior Olympic national meet.[10] Also, he was formerly a member of the US Senior National Team. [11] In 2022, he received some media attention for breaking a high bar in half.[12]
At Stanford, he has been a teammate to Asher Hong, Jeremy Bischoff, Riley Loos, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Khoi Young, and others where they won four NCAA championships together.[13]
Gunther's favorite event is pommel horse.[2]
Gunther was MPSF Gymnast of the Week in for a week in March 2010.[14]
Gunther received media recognition for his work on Collyge, an app rivaling TikTok in the short-form video market.[15][16] The app launched in March 2023.[17]