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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
Printable Version
Asher Hong
Career Highlights
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
Personal Information
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
Interests Outside the Gym
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. :)
National Competition Results
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)
International Competition Results
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)
Videos of Asher Hong
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 HB
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 PB
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 VT
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 SR
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 PH
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 FX
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 SR
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 FX
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 PH
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 VT
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 PB
2024 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 HB
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 HB
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 PB
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 VT
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 SR
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 PH
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 2 FX
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 PH
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 FX
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 SR
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 PB
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 HB
2023 Xfinity U.S. Championships Day 1 VT
2023 Core Hydration Classic High Bar
2023 Core Hydration Classic Parallel Bars
2023 Core Hydration Classic Vault
2023 Core Hydration Classic Still Rings
2023 Core Hydration Classic Pommel Horse
2023 Core Hydration Classic Floor Exercise
2023 Winter Cup Day 1 Still Rings
2023 Winter Cup Day 1 Floor Exercise
2023 Winter Cup Day 1 Pommel Horse
2023 Winter Cup Day 1 Vault
2023 Winter Cup Day 1 Parallel Bars
2023 Winter Cup Day 1 High Bar
2022 Winter Cup Day 2 High Bar
2022 Winter Cup Day 2 Parallel Bars
2022 Winter Cup Day 2 Vault
2022 Winter Cup Day 2 Still Rings
2022 Winter Cup Day 2 Pommel Horse
2022 Winter Cup Day 2 Floor Exercise
2022 Winter Cup Day 1 Pommel Horse
2022 Winter Cup Day 1 High Bar
2022 Winter Cup Day 1 Parallel Bars
2022 Winter Cup Day 1 Vault
2022 Winter Cup Day 1 Still Rings
2022 Winter Cup Day 1 Floor Exercise
2020 Winter Cup Finals High Bar
2020 Winter Cup Finals Parallel Bars
2020 Winter Cup Finals Vault
2020 Winter Cup Finals Still Rings
2020 Winter Cup Finals Pommel Horse
2020 Winter Cup Finals Floor Exercise
2020 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings
2020 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2020 Winter Cup Prelims Pommel Horse
2020 Winter Cup Prelims Vault
2020 Winter Cup Prelims Parallel Bars
2020 Winter Cup Prelims High Bar
2019 U.S. Championships Day 2 High Bar
2019 U.S. Championships Day 2 Parallel Bars
2019 U.S. Championships Day 2 Vault
2019 U.S. Championships Day 2 Still Rings
2019 U.S. Championships Day 2 Pommel Horse
2019 U.S. Championships Day 2 Floor Exercise
2019 U.S. Championships Day 1 Still Rings
2019 U.S. Championships Day 1 Floor Exercise
2019 U.S. Championships Day 1 Pommel Horse
2019 U.S. Championships Day 1 Vault
2019 U.S. Championships Day 1 Parallel Bars
2019 U.S. Championships Day 1 High Bar
2018 Pac Rim Championships AA Final SR
2018 Pac Rim Championships AA Final FX
2018 Pac Rim Championships AA Final PH
2018 Pac Rim Championships AA Final VT
2018 Pac Rim Championships AA Final PB
2018 Pac Rim Championships AA Final HB
2018 Pac Rim Championships FX Final
2018 Pac Rim Championships PH Final
2018 Pac Rim Championships SR Final
2018 Pac Rim Championships PB Final
2018 Winter Cup Finals High Bar
2018 Winter Cup Finals Parallel Bars
2018 Winter Cup Finals Vault
2018 Winter Cup Finals Still Rings
2018 Winter Cup Finals Pommel Horse
2018 Winter Cup Finals Floor Exercise
2018 Winter Cup Prelims Pommel Horse
2018 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings
2018 Winter Cup Prelims Vault
2018 Winter Cup Prelims Parallel Bars
2018 Winter Cup Prelims High Bar
2018 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
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
Acrobatic:
DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
T&T:
TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
Parkour:
FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed