Brandon Han Dang (born May 26, 2005) is an American

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

who is a

pommel horse The pommel horse, also known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal bo ...

specialist. He is a member of the

United States men's national artistic gymnastics team The United States men's artistic gymnastics team represents the United States in Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG international competitions. History The first national team roster was established in 1998. The team has competed at ...

Early life

Dang was born to Eric and Lynne Dang, and has a brother, Ethan. He attended Evergreen Valley High School in

San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...

, where he was a six-time national pommel horse champion.

Gymnastics career

2024

In February 2024, Dang competed at the

2024 Winter Cup The 2024 Winter Cup, known officially as the Kentucky Winter Classic, was an artistic gymnastics competition held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 23–25, 2024. As in recent years, the competition included men's and women's g ...

, and won bronze on pommel horse. He began competing for the

Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics The Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team represents the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini have been invited to 47 NCAA tournaments and have won 10 team NCAA champions ...

team in 2024. During the season, he was named CGA National Rookie of the Week three times, Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times, Big Ten Specialist of the Week two times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He competed at the 2024 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and won bronze on pommel horse.

2025

In February 2025, he competed at the

2025 Winter Cup The 2025 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 21–23, 2025. As in recent years, the competition included men's and women's gymnastics. Background The event was held in Louis ...

and won gold on pommel horse. As a result, he was named to the

. He was selected to compete at the 2025 FIG World Cup. He made his international debut at the Baku World Cup and won gold on pommel horse. During the 2025 NCAA season, he was named CGA Specialist of the Week four times and Big Ten Specialist of the Week five times. During the regular season, he was undefeated on pommel horse, going a perfect 7–0, and was named Big Ten Specialist of the Year. Dang was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Asher Hong, Taylor Christopulos,

Taylor Burkhart Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford. He was the alternat ...

, Joshua Karnes, and alternate Jun Iwai. During the event, he helped team USA win team gold. He also won gold on the pommel horse.

Competitive history

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