Colt Walker (gymnast)

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Colt Walker
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Walker at the 2021 National Championships
Personal information
Full nameColt Barrett Walker
Country represented United States
Born (2001-06-25) June 25, 2001 (age 23)
Austin, Texas, USA
HometownCedar Park, Texas
Height5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Years on national team2017–present (USA)
College teamStanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)Thom Glielmi
Assistant coach(es)Mark Freeman
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Parallel Bars
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Minneapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Norman Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Norman Parallel Bars

Colt Barrett Walker (born June 25, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He is the 2019 junior Winter Cup and National Champion.

Personal life

Walker was born in Austin, Texas to Pam and Keith Walker. He has one sibling. He attended Chaparral Star Academy, graduating in 2020.[1]

Gymnastics career

2017–18

Walker competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where he finished fourth on vault and contributed to the USA's third place finish.[2] He competed at the 2017 National Championships in the 15-16 age division; he placed fifth in the all-around and fourth on floor exercise.[3]

In August of 2018, Walker competed at the U.S. National Championships in the junior 15-16 division. He placed ninth in the all-around and won silver on floor exercise and vault and bronze on rings.[4]

2019

Walker competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where he helped the USA win silver.[5] Individually he won silver in the all-around behind Takeru Kitazono and won medals on five of the six apparatuses.[6] Walker next competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed first in the all-around and on vault and third on floor exercise and rings.[7]

In August, Walker competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 17-18 age division. He finished first in the all-around, on vault, and on parallel bars and second on rings and horizontal bar.[8]

2020–21

Walker became age-eligible for senior level competition and competed at the 2020 Winter Cup. He finished 19th in the all-around.[9] Walker did not compete for the rest of the year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Walker began competing for the Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team during the 2020–21 season. He competed at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Stanford defend their team title.[10] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Walker placed 12th in the all-around but won bronze on the parallel bars behind Yul Moldauer and Shane Wiskus.[11][12]

2022

Walker placed fifth in the all-around and third on vault at the 2022 Winter Cup.[13] He was selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup in Stuttgart[14] where he competed on floor exercise and vault during the preliminary round, helping the USA qualify into the championship round. The USA clinched first place in this round with his contribution on the parallel bars.[15] At the NCAA Championship Walker helped Stanford defend their national title. Additionally he placed second on parallel bars behind teammate Curran Phillips.[16]

In June Walker was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Riley Loos, Brody Malone, Yul Moldauer, and Shane Wiskus.[17] On the first day of competition Walker competed on floor exercise, pommel horse, vault, and parallel bars to help qualify the United States in first place to the team final. Individually he won silver on parallel bars behind Moldauer and recorded the fourth highest floor exercise score and fifth highest pommel horse score.[18] During the team final Walker competed on floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars to help the USA win gold ahead of the reigning team champion Brazil.[19]

In late July Walker competed at the U.S. Classic where he placed second in the all-around behind Stanford teammate Malone with a score of 85.264 (83.750 without bonus). Additionally he recorded the highest parallel bars score and second highest vault score.[20] In August Walker competed at the U.S. National Championships where he finished sixth in all-around but recorded the second highest score when removing domestic bonuses. Additionally he finished second on parallel bars and third on vault.[21]

In October Walker was named to the team to compete at the 2022 World Championships alongside Asher Hong, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Donnell Whittenburg.[22]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2017 RD761 International Junior Team Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
U.S. National Championships (15-16) 5 4 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 9 13
2018 University of Calgary International Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elite Team Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships (15-16) 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 8
2019 RD761 International Junior Team Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Winter Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 10
Elite Team Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Berlin International Junior Team Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships (17-18) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2020 Winter Cup 19 19 14 13 4 7 13
2021 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 12 23 24 11 13 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15
2022 Winter Cup 5 14 12 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 8
DTB Pokal Mixed Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
MPSF Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 8 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 20
U.S. National Championships 6 4 24 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
World Championships 5

References

  1. ^ "Colt Walker USAG profile". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Briones wins all-around silver, USA claims team bronze at 2017 RD761 International Junior Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 21, 2017. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Braunton, Malone win junior men's titles at P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Briones takes 17-18 division crown, with a trio finishing first for 15-16 division at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "USA wins team, all-around silver at 2019 RD761 Junior International Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 18, 2019. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Walker, Benas bring home a total seven event medals from 2019 RD761 Junior International Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mikulak wins five event medals, Walker takes junior all-around title at 2019 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 17, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Mikulak notches super six at U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Watch Brody Malone secure the all-around title at the 2021 NCAA men's gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Brody Malone wins first U.S. gymnastics title, with Tokyo Olympics in sight". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Guimaraes takes men's senior all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN; five gymnasts automatically qualify to National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "U.S. men announce lineups for upcoming FIG Apparatus World Cup in Egypt, DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup in Germany". USA Gymnastics. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup Results". The Gymternet. March 21, 2022.
  16. ^ "Stanford three-peats, wins 2022 men's college gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Three Olympians will lead U.S. men at Pan American Championships July 15-17". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "U.S. seniors earn 14 medals, including five gold, on second day of Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 15, 2022.
  19. ^ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2022.
  20. ^ "Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 31, 2022.
  21. ^ "Malone repeats as all-around champion at 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
  22. ^ "U.S. men's program sending mix of World medalists, rising stars to 2022 Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 5, 2022.

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