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

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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

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