Colt Walker

Birthdate:
6/25/2001

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Oologah, OK

Club:
Stanford University Mens Gymnastics

Head Coach:
Thom Glielmi

Other Coaches:
Mark Freeman, Grant Breckenridge, Ruben Lopez Martinez

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Colt Walker

Career Highlights

2024 U.S. parallel bars bronze medalist
2024 NCAA team champion (Stanford)
2024 Nissen-Emery Award winner
2023 Pan American Games team champion and parallel bars silver medalist. Also advanced to the still rings and high bar finals.
Alternate to the 2023 World Championships Team that won a bronze medal
2023 NCAA team champion (Stanford)
Member of the 2022 World Championships Team
2022 U.S. parallel bars silver medalist and vault bronze medalist
2022 NCAA team champion and parallel bars silver medalist (Stanford)
2022 Winter Cup vault bronze medalist
2021 U.S. parallel bars bronze medalist

Personal Information

Birthplace: Austin, TX
Hometown: Austin, TX
Twitter/X: @Colt_Walk
Instagram: Instagram.com/Colt.Walker
Name of High School: Chaparral Star Academy
High School Graduation Year: 2020
Name of College: Stanford University
College Graduation Year: 2025
Degree/Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year you began gymnastics: 2006
Favorite Event: Parallel bars
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents thought it would be a safer place for me to do flips instead of off our couches.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: It is an artistic outlet for me
What are your goals for gymnastics?: Paris 2024 and LA 2028
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Pamela and Keith Walker
Names of sibling(s): Kara Walker

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Math
Favorite music: Dominic Fike
Favorite book(s): When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Favorite TV show(s): One Day
Favorite Food: Burgers

National Competition Results

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Minneapolis, Minn. - 3rd-PB; 7th-PH; 10th-AA
2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 3rd-PB; 9th-AA
2024 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio - 1st-Team; 6th-PB
2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 4th-AA, PB; 6th-PH, SR
2023 Core Hydration Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. - 6th-PH; 7th-SR; 8th-AA
2023 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, University Park, Pa. - 1st-Team
2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Tampa, Fla. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-VT; 4th-FX; 6th-AA, SR; 7th-HB
2022 U.S. Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah - 1st-PB; 2nd-AA, VT; 4th-SR; 5th-FX; 8th-PH
2022 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. - 1st-Team; 2nd-PB
2022 Winter Cup, Frisco, Texas - 3rd-VT; 5th-AA; 8th-HB
2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 3rd-PB
2020 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 4th-VT(T); 7th-PB(T)
2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 1st-AA, VT, PB; 2nd-SR(T), HB; 4th-FX; 5th-PH (17-18)
2019 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Reno, Nev. - 1st-AA, VT, PB; 2nd-SR; 4th-PH; 8th-FX(T) (JE L10 Age 17)
2019 Elite Team Cup, Greensboro, N.C. - 1st-Team
2019 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, VT; 3rd-PH; 6th-FX(T), PB (Jr. Div.)
2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 2nd-FX, VT; 3rd-SR(T); 8th-HB; 9th-AA (15-16)
2018 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 4th-SR; 6th-AA; 8th-HB(T) (JE L10 Age 16)
2018 Elite Team Cup, Hoffman Estates, Ill. - 1st-Team
2018 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - (Jr. Div.)
2017 P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 2nd-SR(T); 4th-FX(T); 5th-AA; 7th-PH (15-16)
2017 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Kissimmee, Fla. - 3rd-AA (JE 15)
2016 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 2nd-SR; 3rd-VT, PB; 4th-AA (L9 JE 14)

International Competition Results

2024 Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany -
2023 Pan American Games, Santiago, Chile - 1st-Team; 2nd-PB; 4th-SR; 5th-HB
2023 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium - 3rd-Team (alt.)
2022 World Championships, Liverpool, England - 5th-Team
2022 Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1st-Team; 2nd-PB; 5th-PH
2022 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team
2019 International Junior Team Cup, Berlin, Germany - 1st-Team; 3rd-FX; 9th-AA
2019 RD761 International Junior Team Cup, Katy, Texas - 1st-VT; 2nd-Team, AA, SR, HB; 3rd-FX, PB
2018 University of Calgary International Cup - 1st-SR; 2nd-VT;3rd-PB(T); 3rd-Team; 4th-AA
2017 RD761 International Junior Team Cup, Katy, Texas - 3rd-Team; 4th-VT

Videos of Colt Walker

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