33 Facts About Yul Moldauer

Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer was born on August 26,1996 and is an American artistic gymnast.

Yul Moldauer is the 2017 US national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise.

Yul Moldauer has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team since 2017 and represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships.

Yul Moldauer grew up on a farm in Colorado and attended Golden High School.

Yul Moldauer later attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated in May 2020 with a degree in communications.

At age seven, Yul Moldauer joined a local gym offering a free tryout, and at age ten, he joined 5280 Gymnastics, where he was coached by the Artemev family.

In 2014, Yul Moldauer won the junior title on the pommel horse at the US National Championships.

Yul Moldauer competed at the 2017 Winter Cup where he won gold in the all-around, rings and parallel bars, and silver on floor and vault.

Yul Moldauer competed at his first top-level international competition in March at the 2017 American Cup in Newark, New Jersey, where he placed first ahead of Olympic gold and silver medalist Oleg Verniaiev.

Yul Moldauer made his first World Championship appearance at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Yul Moldauer won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final and placed 7th in the all-around final.

Yul Moldauer won his second consecutive American Cup all-around title in March at the 2018 American Cup ahead of more accomplished gymnasts including Kenzo Shirai of Japan, the 2017 World all-around bronze medalist, thanks to Yul Moldauer achieving a top three score on every apparatus.

In October, Yul Moldauer competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Yul Moldauer placed 12th in the all-around final and fourth in the floor exercise final.

Yul Moldauer competed at the 2019 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, finishing first in the all-around.

Yul Moldauer won his third consecutive American Cup all-around title in March at the 2019 American Cup, just 0.001 of a point ahead of fellow American Sam Mikulak.

Yul Moldauer suffered from right elbow pain and did not compete for six weeks.

Yul Moldauer competed at the 2020 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, finishing first on vault, third on parallel bars, fourth on pommel horse, and fifth all-around.

Yul Moldauer finished first on parallel bars, third all-around, third on floor, fourth on pommel horse, and fifth on still rings at the 2021 Winter Cup Challenge in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Yul Moldauer was named to the 2020 Olympic team alongside Brody Malone, Sam Mikulak, and Shane Wiskus.

Yul Moldauer secured his spot on the team by finishing second in the all-around and finishing in top three on at least three apparatuses at the 2020 Olympic Trials in St Louis, Missouri.

Yul Moldauer won the four-event all-around, beating Nikita Nagornyy in the tie-breaker.

Yul Moldauer competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where he placed fourth in the all-around behind Vitaliy Guimaraes, Khoi Young, and Asher Hong.

Yul Moldauer finished fifth in the all-around but scored third highest when removing domestic bonuses.

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

Yul Moldauer became the first American male gymnast to win the all-around title at the Pan American Gymnastics Championships.

Yul Moldauer next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed fifth in the all-around but the national title on parallel bars.

At the World Championships Yul Moldauer helped the USA qualify to the team final in second place.

In doing so, Yul Moldauer won his second World Championships medal and helped the USA win their first team medal in nine years.

Yul Moldauer won first place in the all-around and floor exercise, as well as second on parallel bars, at the 2024 Winter Cup.

In January 2025 Yul Moldauer announced that he had received a 16-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency after missing three drug tests in a 12-month span due to failing to update his whereabouts information.

The ban started on September 13,2024 and Yul Moldauer will be able to return to competition in January 2026.

Yul Moldauer stated that he intends to keep training in hopes of making the 2028 Summer Olympics.