Olivia Dunne | ||||||||||||
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Olivia Dunne | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
Full name | Olivia Paige Dunne | |||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Livvy | |||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||
Born | Westwood, New Jersey | October 1, 2002|||||||||||
Hometown | Hillsdale, New Jersey | |||||||||||
Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
Level | NCAA | |||||||||||
Years on national team | 2017 (USA) | |||||||||||
Club | ENA Paramus | |||||||||||
College team | LSU Tigers (2021–24) | |||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Craig Zappa Jay Clark | |||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Jennifer Zappa | |||||||||||
Medal record
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TikTok information | ||||||||||||
Followers | 6.2 million | |||||||||||
Likes | 316.7 million | |||||||||||
Last updated: November 11, 2022 |
Olivia Paige "Livvy" Dunne (born October 1, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast and social media personality. She was a member of the USA national gymnastics team in 2017 and is currently competing for Louisiana State University in the NCAA.[1]
Dunne was born in Westwood, New Jersey in 2002 and raised in Hillsdale, New Jersey.[2] She started training in gymnastics when she was three years old.[3]
Dunne made her elite debut at the 2014 American Classic where she finished 28th in the all-around.[4] She next competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 33rd in the all-around.[5]
In 2015 Dunne re-qualified for elite status at the WOGA Classic, where she earned a qualifying score of 52.750 and placed fifth.[6] She next competed at the American Classic where she placed eighth and qualified to compete at the 2015 National Championships.[7] Dunne competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 24th in the all-around.[8] Dunne made her National Championships debut in 2015 where she placed 25th in the all-around.[9]
Dunne competed at the 2016 American Classic where she finished 27th in the all-around.[10] She next competed at the 2016 U.S. Classic where she finished 24th.[11] Dunne concluded the season competing at the 2016 National Championships where she finished 12th in the all-around. She also placed eighth on balance beam and sixth on floor exercise.[12]
In March, Dunne was selected for the team to compete at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy; as a result she was added to the National Team for the first time.[13] She made her international debut there and placed sixth in the all-around.[14] Dunne competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic in July where she finished fifth in the all-around.[15] At the 2017 National Championships Dunne finished ninth in the all-around.[16]
Dunne turned senior in 2018. Although the United States did not send a team, Dunne represented her club at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy. She finished 15th in the all-around.[17] She competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic only on uneven bars due to an ankle injury.[18] Dunne qualified to compete at the National Championships via petition.[19] She ended up placing 18th in the all-around.[20]
Dunne did not compete during the 2019 season in order to rest her injuries.[21] In November Dunne officially signed her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana State University, starting in the 2020–21 season.[22]
Dunne qualified to the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup after dropping down to Level 10.[23] She ended up placing 11th.[24]
Dunne made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas.[25] At the SEC Championships Dunne only competed on uneven bars where she placed fifth and helped LSU finish second as a team behind Alabama.[26] At the NCAA Championships semi-finals Dunne once again only competed on the uneven bars where she scored a 9.90 and finished ninth. However, LSU did not advance to the finals.[27]
Dunne competed in the opening match against Centenary. Her uneven bars score of 9.925 was the second highest of the night behind teammate Alyona Shchennikova.[28] Dunne made her collegiate debut on floor exercise on January 28, earning a score of 9.800.[29]
Dunne joined the social media platform TikTok in 2020. Initially she posted videos of her gymnastics but later started posting videos of other areas of her life as well.[30] As of July 2021, Dunne had amassed more than 4 million subscribers on TikTok and more than 1 million followers on Instagram, giving her one of the largest platforms for an NCAA athlete.[31] As of August 2, 2021, Dunne became the most-followed NCAA athlete on social media with more than 5 million followers across multiple social platforms.[32]
On July 1, 2021, the NCAA changed its rule to allow its athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness.[33] Dunne was projected to earn more compensation than any other collegiate athlete due to her large social media platform, which was a combined five million followers across both Instagram and TikTok at the time the rule change took effect.[34] In August, Dunne announced that she signed with WME Sports, becoming their first NIL athlete.[35] A month later she announced her first exclusive brand partnership, with activewear brand Vuori.[36]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2014 | American Classic | 28 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 18 | |
U.S. Classic | 33 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 20 | ||
2015 | WOGA Classic | 5 | |||||
American Classic | 8 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | ||
U.S. Classic | 24 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 12 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | ||
2016 | American Classic | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | |
U.S. Classic | 24 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 13 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 12 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 6 | ||
2017 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 6 | |||||
American Classic | 12 | 6 | |||||
U.S. Classic | 5 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | ||
Senior | |||||||
2018 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 15 | |||||
U.S. Classic | 15 | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |||
2020 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 11 | |||||
NCAA | |||||||
2021 | SEC Championships | 5 | |||||
NCAA Championships | SF | 9 | |||||
2022 | SEC Championships | 5 | 17 |