Asher Hong
Birthdate: 3/23/2004
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Tomball, TX
Club: Stanford University Mens Gymnastics
Head Coach: Tom Meadows
Other Coaches: Igor Vernyi
- 2024 Olympic team bronze medalist
- 2024 U.S. still rings bronze medalist
- 2024 NCAA team, still rings, vault & parallel bars champion (Stanford)
- 2023 World team bronze medalist. Advanced to the all-around & parallel bars finals
- 2023 U.S. all-around champion and still rings silver medalist
- 2023 NCAA team & vault champion and all-around bronze medalist (Stanford)
- 2023 Winter Cup all-around bronze medalist
- Member of the 2022 World Championships Team. Advanced to the all-around final
- 2022 U.S. vault champion, floor exercise silver medalist and all-around & still rings bronze medalist
- 2022 Winter Cup vault champion, floor exercise & still rings silver medalist and all-around & parallel bars bronze medalist
Birthplace: Plano, TX
Hometown: Tomball, TX
Instagram: Instagram.com/asher_hong04
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/asherhong
High School Graduation Year: 2022
Year you began gymnastics: 2009
Favorite Event: Pommel Horse
How did you get involved in gymnastics: Climbing door frames like Spiderman at age 3
What are your goals for gymnastics?: Representing the USA at the Olympics and winning gold
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Rick and Karen Hong
Names of sibling(s): Xander, Kiefer
Family members in sports: Both brothers are in gymnastics
Favorite school subject: Math and Science
Hobbies or favorite activities: Table Tennis, Billiards
Favorite book(s): The Hobbit, Call of the Wild
Favorite movie(s): Shawshank Redemption, Spiderman Far From Home, Green Mile, Usual Suspects, Avengers Endgame, MI Series
Favorite TV show(s): X-Files (I want to believe), Monk, LHOTP
Favorite Food: Steak, Brisket, Burgers, Dim Sum
Other sports involvement: I can't. I have gymnastics. :)
- 2024
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Minneapolis, Minn. -
1st-SR; 4th-FX, PB; 5th-AA
- 2024
Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas -
3rd-SR; 4th-PB; 10th-AA
- 2024
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio -
1st-Team, SR, VT, PB
- 2023
Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
1st-AA; 2nd-SR; 5th-PB
- 2023
Core Hydration Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. -
1st-AA, SR, VT; 2nd-FX; 7th-PB; 8th-HB
- 2023
NCAA Men's Gymnastics National Championships, University Park, Pa. -
1st-Team, VT; 3rd-AA; 6th-SR
- 2023
Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky. -
3rd-AA
- 2022
OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Tampa, Fla. -
1st-VT; 2nd-FX; 3rd-AA, SR; 6th-PB
- 2022
Winter Cup, Frisco, Texas -
1st-VT; 2nd-FX, SR; 3rd-AA, PB
- 2021
Winter Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. -
1st-AA, FX, PH, SR, PB; 6th-VT (Jr. Div.)
- 2021
Elite Team Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. -
1st-Team
- 2020
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
2nd-AA 2nd-PH; 3rd-SR; 4th-VT(T), HB; 5th-PB (Jr. Div.)
- 2020
Elite Team Cup, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-Team
- 2019
U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. -
2nd-PB; 3rd-AA, PH; 4th-SR(T); 5th-HB; 6th-FX; 7th-VT(T) (15-16)
- 2019
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Reno, Nev. -
1st-AA, PH, SR, HB; 2nd-FX, PB; 3rd-VT (JE L10 Age 15)
- 2018
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-AA, SR, PB; 2nd-PH; 7th-FX(T), HB(T) (Jr. Div.)
- 2017
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Kissimmee, Fla. -
1st-AA, FX(T), PH, SR; 2nd-PB; 3rd-HB; 8th-VT(T) (JE L9 Age 13)
- 2016
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. -
1st-PH; 2nd-AA, FX, HB; 3rd-SR, VT(T); 4th-PB (L8 JE 11)
- 2015
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. -
1st-AA, PH; 2nd-FX, SR, PB; 7th-HB (L8 JE 11)
- 2024
Olympic Games, Paris, France -
3rd-Team
- 2024
Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany -
- 2023
World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium -
3rd-Team; 6th-PB
- 2023
DTB Pokal Team Challenge, Stuttgart, Germany -
1st-Team; 3rd-PH; 4th-VT; 5th-SR
- 2022
World Championships, Liverpool, England -
5th-Team; 6th-AA
- 2022
DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany -
1st-Team, SR; 2nd-FX; 4th-PB
- 2020
RD761 Gymnastics Invitational, Katy, Texas -
2nd-Team; 3rd-HB; 8th-PB
- 2018
Pacific Rim Championships, Medellin, Colombia -
1st-Team, PH; 2nd-AA, FX; 3rd-SR, PB (Jr. Div.)
- 2018
RD761 International Junior Team Cup, Katy, Texas -
3rd-Team; 6th-FX
- 2017
International Junior Team Cup, Berlin, Germany -
1st-SR, PB; 2nd-Team (Under 14)