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Sam Mikulak

Birthdate:
10/13/1992

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Sarasota, FL

Club:
EVO Gymnastics

Head Coach:
Andriy Stepanchenko

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Sam Mikulak

Career Highlights

  • Member of the 2020 Olympic Team. Advanced to the all-around & parallel bars finals
  • 2021 U.S. high bar champion and all-around bronze medalist
  • Four-time U.S. high bar champion (2013, 2018-19, 2021)
  • 2014 & 2020 American Cup Champion
  • 2020 Winter Cup all-around & parallel bars champion, floor exercise & high bar silver medalist, and pommel horse bronze medalist.
  • Member of the 2019 World Championships team. Advanced to the all-around & high bar finals
  • 2019 U.S. all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars & high bar champion
  • Six-time U.S. all-around champion (2013-16, 2018-19)
  • Four-time U.S. parallel bars champion (2013, 2015, 2018-19)
  • 2019 Winter Cup floor exercise & high bar champion, all-around, pommel horse & parallel bars silver medalist and still rings bronze medalist
  • 2018 World high bar bronze medalist. Also advanced to the all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse and parallel bars finals
  • Winner of the USOC's Best of August (2018) Team USA Award
  • 2018 U.S. all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars & high bar champion
  • 2018 Winter Cup all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars & high bar champion and pommel horse silver medalist
  • Competed at the 2017 World Championships
  • 2017 U.S. pommel horse silver medalist and high bar bronze medalist
  • Finished 7th in the all-around at the 2016 Olympics. Also competed in the floor exercise & high bar final
  • Winner of the USOC's Best of June (2016) Team USA Award
  • 2016 U.S. all-around champion and pommel horse & parallel bars silver medalist
  • 2016 Pac Rim team champion, pommel horse silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
  • 2016 Winter Cup all-around, pommel horse & high bar champion
  • 2015 U.S. all-around, vault & parallel bars champion and pommel horse & high bar bronze medalist
  • July 2015 USOC Male Athlete of the Month
  • 2015 Pan American Games team & all-around champion and floor exercise & parallel bars bronze medalist
  • 2014 World team bronze medalist. Advanced to the all-around final
  • 2014 U.S. all-around & pommel horse champion and high bar silver medalist
  • 2014 NCAA team, all-around & parallel bars champion (Michigan)
  • 2014 Nissen-Emery Award winner
  • Placed 4th in the high bar final and 6th in the all-around at the 2013 World Championships
  • 2013 U.S. all-around, parallel bars and high bar champion
  • 2013 NCAA team, all-around, parallel bars & high bar champion and floor exercise bronze medalist (Michigan)
  • 2012 Olympic team member. Competed in vault finals
  • 2012 U.S. parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
  • 2012 NCAA high bar champion and all-around silver medalist
  • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge parallel bars silver medalist2011 NCAA all-around champion and floor exercise bronze medalist
  • 2011 Winter Cup Challenge vault silver medalist

Personal Information

  • Full First Name: Samuel
  • Nickname: Sos
  • Birthplace: Huntington Beach, CA
  • Hometown: Newport Coast, CA
  • Twitter/X: @SamuelMikulak
  • Facebook: Facebook.com/SamuelMikulak
  • Instagram: Instagram.com/samuelmikulak
  • Name of High School: Corona del Mar
  • High School Graduation Year: 2010
  • Name of College: University of Michigan
  • College Graduation Year: 2015
  • Degree/Major: Psychology
  • Year you began gymnastics: 2
  • Favorite Event: High Bar
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents were gymnasts so from the time I could walk, they were teaching me skills. I started my first class at SCATS at the age of 2.
  • Favorite thing about gymnastics: All of it!
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Stephen and Tina Mikulak
  • Names of sibling(s): I have a sister, Alex, who is 16 months younger than me.
  • Family members in sports: My parents both received full athletic scholarships to UC Berkeley. My father was the PAC-10 Athlete of the Year in 1987, NCAA All-American in the AA

Interests Outside the Gym

  • Favorite school subject: Psychology
  • Hobbies or favorite activities: Reading and writing fiction/ fantasy books, cornhole, and beach volleyball
  • Favorite music: Kygo (tropical house genre)
  • Favorite book(s): Name of the Wind
  • Favorite Food: Pizzookie from BJ's Brewery
  • Other sports involvement: Played Club soccer and baseball, hockey, and basketball

National Competition Results

  • 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis, Mo. - 1st-FX; 2nd-HB; 4th-AA
  • 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-HB; 3rd-AA; 6th-PB; 8th-FX, SR
  • 2020 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, PB; 2nd-FX, HB; 3rd-PH
  • 2019 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-AA
  • 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 1st-AA, FX, PH, PB, HB; 4th-SR
  • 2019 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo - 1st-PB, HB; 3rd-PH
  • 2019 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-FX, HB; 2nd-AA, PH, PB; 3rd-SR
  • 2018 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-AA
  • 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 1st-AA, FX, PB, HB; 4th-PH, SR; 5th-VT(T)
  • 2018 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-FX, SR, HB; 2nd-PB
  • 2018 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, FX, PB, HB; 2nd-PH
  • 2017 P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 2nd-PH; 3rd-HB
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis. Mo. - 1st-AA, PH(T); 4th-PB; 6th-SR; 7th-FX, HB
  • 2016 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA; 2nd-PH, PB; 4th-HB; 6th-SR; 8th-VT
  • 2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, PH, HB
  • 2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-AA, VT, PB; 3rd-PH, HB; 5th-SR 7th-FX
  • 2015 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 6th-PH; 8th-PB
  • 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1st-AA, PH; 2nd-HB; 6th-FX
  • 2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 1st-Team, AA, PB; 4th-FX; 8th-VT
  • 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA, PB, HB; 5th-FX, VT
  • 2013 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, State College, Pa. - 1st-Team, AA, PB, HB; 3rd-FX; 4th-PH; 7th-VT(T)
  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 5th-PH
  • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-AA; 4th-VT; 5th-PH, HB
  • 2012 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 4th-PB; 6th-PH
  • 2012 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. - 1st-HB; 2nd-AA(T); 6th-Team; 8th-PB
  • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-PB; 7th-SR(T), HB
  • 2011 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio - 1st-AA; 3rd-FX; 4th-PB; 5th-Team; 7th-VT
  • 2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-VT
  • 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-AA, PH, PB(T), HB; 2nd-FX, VT; 3rd-SR (Jr. 16-18)
  • 2010 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn. - 1st-AA, FX, VT; 2nd-HB; 3rd-PB; 6th-PH, SR (L10 16-18)
  • 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 2nd-AA, FX, PH, SR, PB; 7th-VT (Jr., 14-15)
  • 2009 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 2nd-AA, HB, PB, SR; 3rd-VT; 4th-PH
  • 2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-VT; 2nd-HB; 3rd-SR; 4th-AA
  • 2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 2nd-AA, FX, HB; 3rd-SR, VT; 4th-PH(T); 6th-PB (Jr., 14-15)
  • 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-VT; 2nd-AA, HB; 3rd-PB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2007 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 1st-AA; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PH, SR; 5th-VT
  • 2006 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-FX; 2nd-AA, PH; 4th-PB (T); 5th-VT(T)

International Competition Results

  • 2021 Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan - 5th-Team; 6th-PB
  • 2020 American Cup, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1st-AA
  • 2019 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 4th-Team; 5th-HB; 7th-AA
  • 2019 Tokyo World Cup, Tokyo, Japan - 1st-AA
  • 2019 American Cup, Greensboro, N.C. - 2nd-AA
  • 2018 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 3rd-HB; 4th-Team, PH, PB; 5th-AA; 7th-FX
  • 2018 Pacific Rim Championships, Medellin, Colombia - 1st-Team, AA, SR, HB; 2nd-PB; 5th-PH
  • 2018 Tokyo World Cup, Tokyo, Japan - 3rd-AA
  • 2017 World Championships, Montreal, Canada -
  • 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4th-HB; 5th-Team; 7th-AA; 8th-FX
  • 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team; 2nd-PH; 3rd-AA
  • 2016 AT&T American Cup, Newark, N.J. - 4th-AA
  • 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada - 1st-Team, AA; 3rd-FX, PB; 5th-PH; 6th-HB
  • 2015 AT&T American Cup, Arlington, Texas - 4th-AA
  • 2014 World Championships, Nanning, China - 3rd-Team
  • 2014 World Challenge Cup, Anadia, Portugal - 1st-HB; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PB; 5th-VT
  • 2014 AT&T American Cup, Greensboro, N.C. - 1st-AA
  • 2013 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium - 4th-HB; 6th-AA
  • 2013 World Challenge Cup, Anadia, Portugal - 1st-HB; 3rd-FX; 4th-PB; 7th-VT(T)
  • 2012 Olympic Games, London, England - 5th-Team, VT
  • 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships, Everett, Wash. - 1st-Team; 2nd-AA, VT, HB; 3rd-PH, PB
  • 2011 Puerto Rico Cup, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - 2nd-Team
  • 2009 Junior Pan American Championships, Aracaju, Brazil - 2nd-Team, FX; 3rd-VT; 4th-AA, PB; 7th-HB

Videos of Sam Mikulak

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed