Donothan Anthony Bailey (born December 29, 1990) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the

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Early life and education

Bailey was born on December 29, 1990, in

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. His hometown is

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, and he attended

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. He trained at Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center under coach Eduard Azarian. He later enrolled at the

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to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

In college, Bailey competed for the

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team from 2010 through 2014. Nationally, he won a silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2016 Winter Cup and a bronze at the 2015 Winter Cup. He added a horizontal bar bronze medal at the

2017 Winter Cup The 2017 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Westgate Las Vegas in Las Vegas from February 16 to February 18, 2017. Competition The competition had junior and senior gymnasts competing in the same field. The finals sessi ...

. He was the United States champion on the pommel horse at the 2016 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and won two silver medals at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. Internationally, Bailey represented the

United States at the 2011 Pan American Games The United States competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, from October 14 to October 30, 2011. The chef de mission for the United States for these Pan American Games was Alan Ashley, the USOC's Chief of Sport Performance ...

and won a bronze medal in the team all-around. Bailey's last major competition was the

2021 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships The 2021 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships was the 57th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition, superintended at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, concluded on June 6, 2021. Competition schedule and media ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Donothan Living people American male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics 1990 births 21st-century American sportsmen Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics California Golden Bears men's gymnasts Gymnasts from California