Famous Gymnasts from the United States

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Updated October 14, 201847 items

List of notable or famous gymnasts from the United States, with bios and photos, including the top gymnasts born in the United States and even some popular gymnasts who immigrated to the United States. If you're trying to find out the names of famous American gymnasts then this list is the perfect resource for you. These gymnasts are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known gymnast from the United States is included when available.

List people include Mitch Gaylord, Nastia Liukin and many more.

This historic gymnasts from the United States list can help answer the questions "Who are some American gymnasts of note?" and "Who are the most famous gymnasts from the United States?" These prominent gymnasts of the United States may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected American gymnasts.

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  • Alicia Sacramone
    • Birthplace: Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
    Alicia Marie Sacramone Quinn (; born December 3, 1987) is a retired American artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal with the United States team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and is the third-most decorated American gymnast in World Championship history, with ten medals.
  • Aly Raisman
    • Birthplace: Needham, Massachusetts
    Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25, 1994) is an American gymnast, model and two-time Olympian. She was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams which won their respective team competitions. Raisman is the 2016 Olympic individual all-around silver medalist and floor silver medalist. At the 2012 Olympics in London, she won gold medals in the team and floor competitions, as well as the bronze medal on the balance beam, making her the most decorated American gymnast at the Games. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won a gold medal in the team event, making her and teammate Gabby Douglas the only Americans with back-to-back team gold medals. Raisman also won silver medals in the individual all-around and for floor exercise. Raisman was also a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships. Raisman has also had a successful modelling career, appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2017 and 2018.
  • Amy Jo Johnson
    • Birthplace: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
    Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an American-Canadian actress, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and director. Johnson began her acting career in her early twenties, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and, after she left the series, went on to star in Felicity, The Division, and Flashpoint while pursuing a career as a musician and a filmmaker.
  • Bart Conner
    • Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
    Bart Conner (born March 28, 1958) is a retired American Olympic gymnast. As a member of the US men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Conner won two gold medals. He currently owns and operates the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Oklahoma, along with his wife, Romanian Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comฤƒneci. In addition, both Comฤƒneci and Conner are highly involved with the Special Olympics.
  • Becky Holliday
    • Birthplace: Sacramento, California
    Rebecca "Becky" Holliday is an American pole vaulter, born March 12, 1980. She placed 2nd at the 2012 US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon with a final clearance of 14-11, qualifying her for the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 9th in the finals. In 2003, as a senior competing for the University of Oregon, Holliday placed 1st at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Her personal record is 4.60m, set in Des Moines, Iowa in 2010. Holliday began pole vaulting at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. Jumping 11' 9" she won the Nevada state title in her second year of vaulting. Previous to taking up the pole vault, she had been a gymnast. Her next stop was at Clackamas Community College just outside of Portland, Oregon, where she improved to 14' 4" to set the still standing Community College record in the event in 2001. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Bridget Sloan
    • Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Bridget Elizabeth Sloan (born June 23, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 world champion in the all-around, the 2009 United States national champion, and a silver medalist with the American team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. From 2012 to 2016, Sloan was a member of the University of Florida women's gymnastics team, which has won three consecutive NCAA National Championships titles. She is also the 2013 NCAA national champion in the all-around and on the balance beam, and the 2014 NCAA champion on the uneven bars. In 2015, she became the first University of Florida gymnast, and the seventh NCAA gymnast, to score a perfect 10 on each of the four events. At the 2016 NCAA Nationals, her final championship, she won the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam titles.