USA Gymnastics | Samuel Mikulak

Sam Mikulak

Birthdate: 10/13/1992
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Sarasota, FL
Club: EVO Gymnastics
Head Coach: Andriy Stepanchenko

Career Highlights

Member of the 2020 Olympic Team. Advanced to the all-around & parallel bars finals
2021 U.S. high bar champion and all-around bronze medalist
Four-time U.S. high bar champion (2013, 2018-19, 2021)
2014 & 2020 American Cup Champion
2020 Winter Cup all-around & parallel bars champion, floor exercise & high bar silver medalist, and pommel horse bronze medalist.
Member of the 2019 World Championships team. Advanced to the all-around & high bar finals
2019 U.S. all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars & high bar champion
Six-time U.S. all-around champion (2013-16, 2018-19)
Four-time U.S. parallel bars champion (2013, 2015, 2018-19)
2019 Winter Cup floor exercise & high bar champion, all-around, pommel horse & parallel bars silver medalist and still rings bronze medalist
2018 World high bar bronze medalist. Also advanced to the all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse and parallel bars finals
Winner of the USOC's Best of August (2018) Team USA Award
2018 U.S. all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars & high bar champion
2018 Winter Cup all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars & high bar champion and pommel horse silver medalist
Competed at the 2017 World Championships
2017 U.S. pommel horse silver medalist and high bar bronze medalist
Finished 7th in the all-around at the 2016 Olympics. Also competed in the floor exercise & high bar final
Winner of the USOC's Best of June (2016) Team USA Award
2016 U.S. all-around champion and pommel horse & parallel bars silver medalist
2016 Pac Rim team champion, pommel horse silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
2016 Winter Cup all-around, pommel horse & high bar champion
2015 U.S. all-around, vault & parallel bars champion and pommel horse & high bar bronze medalist
July 2015 USOC Male Athlete of the Month
2015 Pan American Games team & all-around champion and floor exercise & parallel bars bronze medalist
2014 World team bronze medalist. Advanced to the all-around final
2014 U.S. all-around & pommel horse champion and high bar silver medalist
2014 NCAA team, all-around & parallel bars champion (Michigan)
2014 Nissen-Emery Award winner
Placed 4th in the high bar final and 6th in the all-around at the 2013 World Championships
2013 U.S. all-around, parallel bars and high bar champion
2013 NCAA team, all-around, parallel bars & high bar champion and floor exercise bronze medalist (Michigan)
2012 Olympic team member. Competed in vault finals
2012 U.S. parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
2012 NCAA high bar champion and all-around silver medalist
2012 Winter Cup Challenge parallel bars silver medalist2011 NCAA all-around champion and floor exercise bronze medalist
2011 Winter Cup Challenge vault silver medalist

About Sam Mikulak

Full First Name: Samuel
Nickname: Sos
Birthplace: Huntington Beach, CA
Hometown: Newport Coast, CA
Twitter: @SamuelMikulak
Facebook: Facebook.com/SamuelMikulak
Instagram: Instagram.com/samuelmikulak
Name of High School: Corona del Mar
High School Graduation Year: 2010
Name of College: University of Michigan
College Graduation Year: 2015
Degree/Major: Psychology
Year you began gymnastics: 2
Favorite Event: High Bar
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents were gymnasts so from the time I could walk, they were teaching me skills. I started my first class at SCATS at the age of 2.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: All of it!
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Stephen and Tina Mikulak
Names of sibling(s): I have a sister, Alex, who is 16 months younger than me.
Family members in sports: My parents both received full athletic scholarships to UC Berkeley. My father was the PAC-10 Athlete of the Year in 1987, NCAA All-American in the AA

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Psychology
Hobbies or favorite activities: Reading and writing fiction/ fantasy books, cornhole, and beach volleyball
Favorite music: Kygo (tropical house genre)
Favorite book(s): Name of the Wind
Favorite Food: Pizzookie from BJ's Brewery
Other sports involvement: Played Club soccer and baseball, hockey, and basketball