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

Personal Information

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