Recognizing the Black USA National Champions has revealed more interesting information. Some of the gymnasts that we featured before have numerous event titles. There are several who have one title but also had successful careers on the National Team and even won world titles as well.
Women’s All-Around Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1983 | Dianne Durham | Karolyi’s Gymnastics | 14 | 76.1 |
1994 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 17 | 78 |
2001 | Tasha Schwikert | GymCats | 16 | 74.912 |
2002 | Tasha Schwikert | GymCats | 17 | 75.55 |
2013 | Simone Biles | Bannon’s | 16 | 120.45 |
2014 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 17 | 122.55 |
2015 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 18 | 124.1 |
2016 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 19 | 125 |
Women’s Vault Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1983 | Dianne Durham | Karolyi’s Gymnastics | 15 | 19.525 |
1986 | Joyce Wilborn | North Stars Gymnastics | 16 | 19.425 |
1993 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 16 | 9.581 |
1994 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 17 | 9.750 |
1996 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 19 | 9.800 |
2003 | Annia Hatch | Stars | 24 | 9.650 |
2004 | Annia Hatch | Stars | 25 | 9.625 |
2009 | Kayla Williams | Gym Nest | 16 | 29.075 |
2014 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 17 | 31.025 |
2015 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 18 | 31.550 |
2016 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 19 | 31.975 |
Women’s Uneven Bars Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1992 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 15 | 9.812 |
1994 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 17 | 9.900 |
1995 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 18 | 9.912 |
1996 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 19 | 9.912 |
2002 | Tasha Schwikert | GymCats | 17 | 9.450 |
2004 | Tasha Schwikert | GymCats | 19 | 9.650 |
2012 | Gabrielle Douglas | Chow’s Gymnastics | 16 | 31.300 |
Women’s Balance Beam Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1983 | Dianne Durham | Karolyi’s Gymnastics | 15 | 18.775 |
1986 | Angie Denkins | Will-Moor | 17 | 18.850 |
1990 | Betty Okino | Karolyi’s Gymnastics | 15 | 9.825 |
1993 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 16 | 9.687 |
1994 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 17 | 9.850 |
1996 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 19 | 9.862 |
2001 | Tasha Schwikert | GymCats | 16 | 9.525 |
2015 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 18 | 30.700 |
2016 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 18 | 30.800 |
Women’s Floor Exercise Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1983 | Dianne Durham | Karolyi’s Gymnastics | 15 | 19.375 |
1993 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 14 | 9.912 |
1994 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 17 | 9.925 |
1995 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 18 | 9.900 |
1996 | Dominique Dawes | Hill’s Angels | 19 | 9.900 |
2002 | Tasha Schwikert | GymCats | 17 | 9.400 |
2003 | Ashley Postell | Capital | 17 | 9.450 |
2010 | Mattie Larson | All Olympia | 18 | 30.350 |
2014 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 17 | 31.150 |
2016 | Simone Biles | World Champions | 17 | 32.150 |
Men’s All-Around Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
2012 | John Orozco | U.S.O.T.C. | 19 | 184.850 |
Men’s Floor Exercise Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score | |
1977 | Ron Galimore | Louisiana State University | 18 | • | |
1979 | Ron Galimore | Iowa State University | 20 | 19.300 | |
1980 | Ron Galimore | Iowa State University | 21 | 19.550 | |
1988 | Charles Lakes | California Sun | 25 | 19.550 | |
2009 | Joshua Dixon | Stanford University | 20 | 31.000 |
Men’s Still Rings Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
2015 | Donnell Whittenburg | Team Hilton/USOTC | 20 | 32.000 |
2016 | Donnell Whittenburg | Team Hilton/USOTC | 21 | 31.650 |
Men’s Vault Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1977 | Ron Galimore | Louisiana State University | 18 | • |
1979 | Ron Galimore | Iowa State University | 20 | 19.450 |
1980 | Ron Galimore | Iowa State University | 21 | 19.500 |
1981 | Ron Galimore | Iowa State University | 22 | 9.725 |
2005 | Sean Golden | Houston Gymnastics Academy | 22 | 19.425 |
2007 | Sean Golden | Houston Gymnastics Academy | 24 | 31.850 |
2014 | Donnell Whittenburg | USOTC | 20 | 30.950 |
Men’s Parallel Bars Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1992 | Jair Lynch | Stanford University | 20 | 9.900 |
1993 | Chainey Umphrey | University of California-Los Angeles | 23 | 9.525 |
1996 | Jair Lynch | Stanford University | 24 | 9.762 |
Men’s Horizontal Bar Champions
Year | Name | Club | Age | Score |
1983 | Mario McCutcheon | Southern Connecticut State University | 25 | 19.575 |
1992 | Jair Lynch | Stanford University | 20 | 9.925 |
2014 | John Orozco | USOTC | 21 | 31.850 |
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Ribbon Event
1990 Ingrid Knight (Cohee)
Please take the time to watch the videos and links.
Angie Denkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yheuMQl0w
Mattie Larson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn80km0qaUo
Ashley Postell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmYdyclNEJA
Joyce Wilborn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mMvmELyKOs
Kayla Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx3p28f4zzU
Josh Dixon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq4osvNnRZ0
Sean Golden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VXA2ZvFok4
Mario McCutcheon: https://youtu.be/fSlEf2q7UQw?t=10m
John Orozco: http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/48452973#48452973
Donnell Whittenburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EugHELBpis
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