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Donnell Whittenburg
Birthdate: 8/18/1994
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Club: Salto Gymnastics Center
Head Coach: Anthony Ingrelli
Career Highlights
  • Alternate for the 2024 Olympic Team
  • 2024 U.S. vault champion
  • 2024 Winter Cup still rings silver medalist
  • 2023 Pan American Games team & still rings champion and all-around bronze medalist. Also advanced to the floor exercise final.
  • 2023 U.S. still rings champion and floor exercise bronze medalist
  • Four-time U.S. still rings champion (2015-16, 2022-23)
  • Member of the 2022 World Championships Team. Advanced to the still rings final
  • 2022 U.S. still rings champion and all-around & vault silver medalist
  • Member of the 2021 World Championships team
  • 2019 U.S. still rings bronze medalist
  • Competed in the 2017 World Championships, advancing to the floor exercise final
  • 2017 U.S. vault champion and all-around, still rings & parallel bars bronze medalist
  • 2017 Winter Cup still rings bronze medalist
  • Alternate for the 2016 Olympic Team
  • 2016 U.S. still rings champion
  • 2016 Pac Rim team, still rings & parallel bars champion and all-around & vault silver medalist
  • 2016 American Cup silver medalist
  • 2016 Winter Cup still rings champion and vault bronze medalist
  • 2015 World vault bronze medalist. Also finished eighth in the all-around and still rings
  • 2015 U.S. still rings champion, all-around & floor exercise silver medalist, and vault bronze medalist
  • 2015 Pan American Games team champion and floor exercise, still rings & vault silver medalist
  • 2015 Winter Cup parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
  • 2014 DTB Pokal World Cup all-around bronze medalist
  • 2014 World Championships team bronze medalist
  • 2014 U.S. vault champion and still rings silver medalist
  • 2014 Winter Cup all-around and still rings silver medalist
About Donnell Whittenburg
Nickname: Don Don
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD USA
Hometown: Baltimore, MD USA
Twitter: @d_whittenburg
Facebook: Facebook.com/Dejayuu
Instagram: Instagram.com/donnell_whittenburg
Name of High School: Edgewood high
High School Graduation Year: 2012
Year you began gymnastics: 2002
Favorite Event: pommel horse
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I began gymnastics because I was teaching myself skills and doing "back yard gymnastics" and my mom didn't want me to hurt myself. MY coach saw me in classes and told my mom to put me on the team
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Getting to travel and experience the new cultures
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To inspire the next generation to keep pushing for the dreams they have set for themselves. Also to compete at the Olympic Games !
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Sheila Brown
Names of sibling(s): Taneisha, Latisha, and Damon
Family members in sports: Dereck Whittenburg
Interests Outside the Gym
Favorite school subject: Art and Tech
Hobbies or favorite activities: Skateboarding, Drumming,Gaming, Designing, Investing, and Reading
Favorite music: Hip hop
Favorite book(s): Crushing it!, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and Scythe
Favorite movie(s): The Gentleman , Rush hour, and Rocky 1-3
Favorite TV show(s): One Piece ,Solo Leveling,and Ninja Kamui
Favorite Food: Japanese, Brazilian, and Italian Cuisine
Charity Involvement: none
Other sports involvement: Football and Basketball
National Competition Results
  • 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Minneapolis, Minn. - 1st-VT; 3rd-SR; 5th-FX; 7th-AA
  • 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-VT; 4th-SR; 7th-AA, FX; 8th-PB
  • 2024 Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky. - 2nd-SR; 4th-FX; 5th-AA; 6th-PB
  • 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-SR; 3rd-FX; 7th-AA
  • 2023 Core Hydration Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. - 2nd-SR; 7th-AA
  • 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Tampa, Fla. - 1st-SR; 2nd-AA, VT; 5th-FX; 8th-HB
  • 2022 U.S. Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah - 1st-SR, VT; 2nd-FX; 3rd-AA
  • 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-VT; 3rd-SR(T)
  • 2021 Winter Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. - 2nd-SR; 4th-FX(T)
  • 2019 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 8th-AA
  • 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 3rd-SR; 7th-AA, FX, VT
  • 2019 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo - 1st-SR; 6th-PB(T)
  • 2019 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
  • 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 5th-SR
  • 2017 P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 1st-VT(T); 3rd-AA, SR, PB
  • 2017 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-SR; 4th-AA, FX; 5th-PB; 7th-HB(T)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis. Mo. - 2nd-SR, VT; 3rd-PB; 4th-AA; 8th-FX
  • 2016 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-SR; 4th-VT(T); 5th-AA(T), PB
  • 2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-SR; 3rd-VT; 6th-AA
  • 2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-SR; 2nd-AA, FX; 3rd-VT; 8th-PH
  • 2015 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-AA; 4th-SR(T); 5th-FX(T)
  • 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1st-VT; 2nd-SR; 4th-AA; 6th-PB; 7th-FX
  • 2014 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-AA, VT; 2nd-FX; 3rd-SR; 5th-PH
  • 2014 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-AA, SR; 4th-VT(T); 6th-FX; 7th-PB
  • 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 6th-SR; 7th-VT; 8th-PB
  • 2013 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-SR(T); 2nd-AA, PB; 3rd-PH(T); 7th-HB
  • 2013 Winter Cup Challenge - Las Vegas, Nev. - 6th-VT; 7th-SR
  • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-AA, SR; 2nd-VT, PB; 3rd-HB; 5th-FX; 6th-PH (Jr. 16-18)
  • 2012 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1st-AA, SR; 3rd-VT; 7th-PB (16-18)
  • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
  • 2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 2nd-SR; 4th-VT, HB(T); 6th-AA, PB (Jr. 16-18)
  • 2011 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Long Beach, Calif. - 2nd-SR; 9th-AA (16-18)
  • 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 3rd-VT; 5th-HB(T); 6th-SR (Jr. 14-15)
  • 2010 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. - 8th-AA (14-15)
  • 2009 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 4th-VT (14-15)
  • 2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 2nd-VT (12-13)
  • 2006 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 4th-VT (12-13)
International Competition Results
  • 2023 Pan American Games, Santiago, Chile - 1st-Team, SR; 3rd-AA; 6th-FX
  • 2023 Senior Pan American Championships, Medellin, Colombia - 1st-Team (alt.)
  • 2023 Cairo World Cup, Cairo, Egypt -
  • 2022 World Championships, Liverpool, England - 5th-Team; 8th-SR
  • 2022 Paris World Challenge Cup, Paris, France - 3rd-SR, PB
  • 2021 World Championships, Kitakyushu, Japan -
  • 2021 Senior Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2nd-Team
  • 2017 World Championships, Montreal, Canada - 6th-FX
  • 2017 World Challenge Cup, Koper, Slovenia - 1st-PB; 2nd-FX, VT; 4th-SR
  • 2017 London World Cup, London, England - 2nd-AA
  • 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team, SR, PB; 2nd-AA, VT; 6th-HB
  • 2016 AT&T American Cup, Newark, N.J. - 2nd-AA
  • 2015 World Championships, Glasgow, Great Britain - 3rd-VT; 5th-Team; 8th-AA, SR
  • 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada - 1st-Team; 2nd-FX, SR, VT; 5th-PB; 6th-AA
  • 2015 AT&T American Cup, Arlington, Texas - 3rd-AA
  • 2014 DTB Pokal World Cup - 3rd-AA
  • 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China - 3rd-Team; 7th-PB
  • 2014 Doha Challenge Cup, Doha, Qatar - 4th-PB
  • 2013 DTB Team Challenge, Stuttgart, Germany - 5th-Team
  • 2012 Mexican Open, Acapulco, Mexico - 6th-AA
Videos of Donnell Whittenburg
LEGEND
  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic: AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acro: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around/Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed