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21 Facts About Khoi Young

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Khoi Alexander Young was born on December 31,2002 and is an American artistic gymnast.

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Khoi Young has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team since 2022 and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships.

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Khoi Young is the 2023 Pan American champion on the pommel horse.

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Khoi Young attended Bowie High School before enrolling at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

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Khoi Young competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed 7th in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault.

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Khoi Young won gold on pommel horse, silver on floor exercise, and bronze on parallel bars.

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In early 2020, Khoi Young competed at the RD761 Gymnastics Invitational where he helped Team USA win silver behind Japan.

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Individually, Khoi Young won silver in the all-around behind Motomu Yoshida and picked up three additional medals during event finals.

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Khoi Young next competed at the Winter Cup and placed 18th in the all-around.

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Khoi Young returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup and placed third on vault and fifth on pommel horse.

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At the 2021 National Championships, Khoi Young placed 22nd in the all-around.

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Khoi Young competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where he placed second in the all-around behind Vitaliy Guimaraes.

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At the NCAA Championship Khoi Young helped Stanford defend their national title.

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Khoi Young was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Yul Moldauer, Curran Phillips, Shane Wiskus, and Taylor Christopulos.

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Khoi Young helped the USA qualify for the team final on the first day of competition.

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Khoi Young won silver in the all-around and on pommel horse and vault and placed third on floor exercise.

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Khoi Young later competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed second in the all-around behind Asher Hong.

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At the World Championships, Khoi Young helped the USA qualify for the team final in second place.

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In doing so Khoi Young became the first American male since Paul Hamm in 2003 to win three medals at a single world championship and the first American male since Kurt Thomas and Bart Conner in 1979 to win multiple individual apparatus medals at a single world championship.

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Individually Khoi Young won the all-around ahead of Fred Richard and Fuzzy Benas.

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At the 2024 National Championships Khoi Young finished third in the all-around behind Brody Malone and Richard.