Taylor Burkhart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Taylor Anthony Burkhart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | September 21, 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Arvada, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2018–2019, 2022–present (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | 5280 Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Thom Glielmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Mark Freeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was the alternate for the gold medal-winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships.
Burkhart was born in Boca Raton, Florida to Dale and Robin Burkhart.[1]
Burkhart competed at the Junior Pan American Championships in June 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]
In August Burkhart competed at the 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 next 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]
Burkhart did not compete in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the Winter Cup where he 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 2021–22 season. At the 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 Pan American Championships.[14] He won the gold medal alongside the team.[15]
In late July Burkhart competed at the U.S. Classic where he 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]
In April Burkhart competed at the NCAA Championship. He 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 Core Hydration Classic. He placed fifteenth overall.[19]
Burkhart next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed twelfth in the all-around but won silver on floor exercise behind Paul Juda.[20]
Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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Junior | |||||||||
2018 | Elite Team Cup | 6 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | 7 | 4 | |||||||
U.S. National Championships (15–16) | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | |||
2019 | Winter Cup | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | ||
Elite Team Cup | 4 | ||||||||
U.S. National Championships (15–16) | 5 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
Senior | |||||||||
2021 | Winter Cup | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |
U.S. National Championships | 15 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | ||
2022 | Winter Cup | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
MPSF Championships | |||||||||
NCAA Championships | 7 | ||||||||
Varna Challenge Cup | 5 | ||||||||
Koper Challenge Cup | 4 | 8 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | [a] | ||||||||
U.S. Classic | 9 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 6 | |||
U.S. National Championships | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | ||
2023 | MPSF Championships | ||||||||
NCAA Championships | 7 | ||||||||
U.S. Classic | 15 | 43 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 32 | ||
U.S. National Championships | 12 | 34 | 15 | 25 | 8 | ||||
2024 | Winter Cup | 12 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 5 |