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 alternate for the gold medal-winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships.

Early life and education

Burkhart was born on September 21, 2002, in Boca Raton, Florida, to Dale and Robin Burkhart. His hometown is Arvada, Colorado, and he competed at 5280 Gymnastics as a youth. He attended Two Roads Charter before enrolling at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

2018

Burkhart competed at the Junior Pan American Championships in June alongside Brandon Briones, JR Chou, and Isaiah Drake; together they finished first as a team. During event finals he finished seventh on parallel bars and fourth on horizontal bar.

In August, Burkhart competed at the U.S. National Championships in the junior 15–16 division. He placed fourth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar.

2019–20

Burkhart next competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed sixth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar. In August Burkhart competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 15–16 age division. He finished first in the all-around and on vault and parallel bars and third on horizontal bar.

Burkhart did not compete in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the Winter Cup and placed fifteenth in the all-around. At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Burkhart placed fifteenth in the all-around.

2022

Burkhart placed sixth in the all-around at the 2022 Winter Cup. He began competing for the Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team during the 2021–22 season. At the NCAA Championship, he helped Stanford defend their national title.

Burkhart made his senior international debut in May at the Varna Challenge Cup where he won silver on floor exercise and vault and placed fifth on horizontal bar. He next competed at the Koper Challenge Cup where he won bronze on floor exercise and vault and finished fourth on rings and eighth on horizontal bar.

Burkhart was selected as the alternate for the Pan American Championships. He won the gold medal alongside the team.

In late July, Burkhart competed at the U.S. Classic and placed ninth in the all-around. In August he competed at the U.S. National Championships where he finished eighth in all-around.

2023

In April, Burkhart competed at the NCAA Championship. He helped Stanford win their fourth consecutive team title and individually placed second on vault behind Stanford teammate Asher Hong. In August Burkhart competed at the Core Hydration Classic. He placed fifteenth overall.

Burkhart next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed twelfth in the all-around but won silver on floor exercise behind Paul Juda.

2025

Burkhart competed at the 2025 Winter Cup and placed fourth in the all-around. He next competed at the Antalya World Cup where he won gold on floor exercise, earning his first individual international title. At the NCAA Championships, Burkhart helped Stanford finish as runner-up to Michigan. He was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Asher Hong, Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, Joshua Karnes, and alternate Jun Iwai. During the qualification round Burkart qualified to the rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar finals; however he tweaked his back and could not compete during the team final and he had to withdraw from the apparatus finals. Despite this he still won a gold medal with the team.

Eponymous skills

Burkhart has one named element on the pommel horse.

Competitive history

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2002 births
Living people
American male artistic gymnasts
Sportspeople from Colorado
Stanford Cardinal men's gymnasts
Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
21st-century American sportsmen