Alec Yoder
Birthdate: 1/21/1997
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Jacksonville Beach, FL
Head Coach: Rustam Sharipov
Other Coaches: Cas Suarez, Bob Gauthier, Gene Watson
- Member of the 2021 World Championships team. Advanced to the pommel horse final.
- Competed at the 2020 Olympic Games as an individual. Advanced to the pommel horse final
- 2021 U.S. pommel horse silver medalist
- 2021 Winter Cup pommel horse champion and parallel bars bronze medalist
- 2020 Winter Cup pommel horse champion
- 2019 NCAA pommel horse champion (Ohio State)
- Member of the 2018 World Championships Team
- 2018 U.S. pommel horse champion
- 2018 NCAA all-around bronze medalist (Ohio State)
- 2018 Winter Cup pommel horse champion and parallel bars silver medalist
- 2017 NCAA team silver medalist (Ohio State)
- 2016 NCAA pommel horse silver medalist and team bronze medalist (Ohio State)
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Twitter: @alecyoder
Facebook: Facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009843190467
Instagram: Instagram.com/alecyoder
Name of High School: AAA Christian Academy/NP Class
High School Graduation Year: 2015
Name of College: The Ohio State University
College Graduation Year: 2019
Year you began gymnastics: 2001
Favorite Event: High Bar
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My mom took me to a "mommy and me" class when I was 4 and after the second class they pulled me out to an invitational class.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Competing, meeting athletes and coaches from around the world, developing friends in the gym
What are your goals for gymnastics?: Make the US Olympic Team and Medal for Team USA
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Mike and Rebecca Yoder
Names of sibling(s): Austin and Ashlyn
Family members in sports: Austin (Golf), Ashlyn (Gymnastics)
Favorite school subject: History
Hobbies or favorite activities: Music
Favorite music: Electronic dance music
Favorite book(s): The Bible
Favorite movie(s): Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Favorite TV show(s): The Office
Favorite Food: Steak
Charity Involvement: Local Church ministries
- 2021
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis, Mo. -
1st-PH; 8th-PB
- 2021
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas -
2nd-PH; 8th-PB
- 2021
Winter Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. -
1st-PH; 3rd-PB
- 2020
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-PH
- 2019
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. -
- 2019
National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo -
4th-PH
- 2019
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Champaign, Ill. -
1st-PH; 6th-PB
- 2018
World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
3rd-AA
- 2018
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. -
1st-PH; 4th-PB; 5th-AA; 8th-SR
- 2018
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Chicago, Ill. -
3rd-AA; 4th-PH; 7th-PB
- 2018
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-PH; 2nd-PB(T); 6th-AA; 7th-SR(T)
- 2017
P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. -
6th-PH
- 2017
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y. -
2nd-Team; 4th-PH(T); 6th-AA
- 2017
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
6th-PH
- 2016
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio -
2nd-PH; 3rd-Team; 5th-AA; 7th-SR
- 2016
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
6th-SR(T); 9th-AA
- 2015
P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. -
5th-PH
- 2015
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. -
(JE 17)
- 2015
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
3rd-PH(T); 7th-HB; 8th-AA
- 2014
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Junior Elite Division, Long Beach, CA -
1st-AA, PH, HB; 7th SR; 8th (T) FX (L10, 16)
- 2014
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
- 2013
P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. -
1st-PH; 6th-AA (Jr. 15-16)
- 2013
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Portland, Ore. -
3rd-PH(T) (15-16)
- 2012
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio -
1st-PH (14-15)
- 2011
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Long Beach, CA -
6th-PH (Level 9)
- 2009
Future Stars National Championships, Colorado Springs, CO -
10th-AA
- 2008
Future Stars National Championships, Colorado Springs, CO -
6th-AA
- 2021
World Championships, Kitakyushu, Japan -
5th-PH
- 2021
Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan -
6th-PH
- 2018
World Championships, Doha, Qatar -
4th-Team
- 2018
Doha World Cup, Doha, Qatar -
3rd-PH; 5th-HB
- 2014
Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China -
3rd-AA; 4th-PB; 7th-PH
- 2014
Pacific Rim Championships, Richmond, Canada -
1st-Team, PH; 2nd-AA; 3rd-SR; 4th-HB(T); 5th-PB (Jr. Div.)
- 2014
Junior Pan American Championships, Aracaju, Brazil -
1st-Team, PH, SR, PB; 2nd-AA; 8th-HB
- 2013
International Junior Mexican Cup, Acapulco, Mexico -
1st-Team; 2nd-AA