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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