My Profile

Allan Bower

Birthdate:
3/7/1995

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Dallas, TX

Club:
University of Oklahoma Mens Program

Head Coach:
Chris Sommer

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Allan Bower

Career Highlights

  • Alternate for the 2020 Olympic Team
  • 2021 U.S pommel horse bronze medalist
  • 2020 Winter Cup pommel horse silver medalist
  • Alternate for the 2019 World Championships Team
  • 2019 U.S. pommel horse bronze medalist
  • 2019 Winter Cup all-around bronze medalist
  • Alternate for the 2018 World Championships Team
  • 2018 U.S. pommel horse silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist
  • 2017 U.S. all-around silver medalist and pommel horse bronze medalist
  • 2017 NCAA team champion, floor exercise, pommel horse, vault & parallel bars silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist (Oklahoma)
  • 2017 Winter Cup all-around & pommel horse bronze medalist
  • 2016 NCAA team champion
  • 2016 Winter Cup pommel horse bronze medalist
  • 2015 NCAA team champion (Oklahoma)
  • 2014 NCAA team silver medalist (Oklahoma)
  • 2014 Winter Cup Challenge pommel horse bronze medalist

Personal Information

  • Birthplace: Lincoln, NE
  • Hometown: Chandler, AZ
  • Name of High School: Basha High School
  • High School Graduation Year: 2013
  • Name of College: Oklahoma
  • Year you began gymnastics: 1997
  • Favorite Event: High Bar
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: My parents started me in gymnastics when I was 2 years old. My mother was a gymnastics coach.
  • Favorite thing about gymnastics: the hard work that gymnastics requires, the friends you make,how it makes you feel
  • What are your goals for gymnastics?: continue to make the NationalTeam every year, Earn a scholarship for college in gymnastics.
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: My parents-David and Jane BowerMy mother is a gymnastics coach, and my father works for Arizona State University as a Health Educator.
  • Names of sibling(s): Sister- AllisonBrother- Alex
  • Family members in sports: My mother was a gymnast for the University of Nebraska. She was the 1990 Big 8 All-Around Champion.Sister, Allison (14 yrs old)i s a level 10 gymnast.My brother (11 yrs old) is a level 9 gymnast.

Interests Outside the Gym

  • Favorite school subject: Math
  • Hobbies or favorite activities: working on the computer
  • Favorite Food: steak, ice cream

National Competition Results

  • 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis, Mo. - 4th-PH; 5th-FX; 7th-AA, VT
  • 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 3rd-PH; 4th-VT; 5th-AA; 6th-FX
  • 2021 Winter Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. - 5th-AA; 6th-PH(T)
  • 2020 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-PH; 5th-AA(T)
  • 2019 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 4th-AA
  • 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 3rd-PH; 6th-AA; 7th-PB
  • 2019 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-AA
  • 2018 World Team Selection Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo. -
  • 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Boston, Mass. - 2nd-PH; 3rd-AA; 4th-FX; 7th-SR, PB; 8th-VT
  • 2018 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 4th-AA, FX; 6th-PH, PB(T); 7th-VT(T)
  • 2017 P&G Championships, Anaheim, Calif. - 2nd-AA; 3rd-PH; 4th-VT; 6th-PB, HB; 7th-FX; 8th-SR(T)
  • 2017 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y. - 1st-Team; 2nd-FX(T), PH(T), VT, PB; 3rd-AA; 6th-SR
  • 2017 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-AA, PH; 5th-FX, SR, VT(T); 6th-PB; 7th-HB(T)
  • 2016 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio - 1st-Team; 4th-AA; 6th-PH; 7th-PB(T)
  • 2016 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-PH(T); 7th-PB; 8th-AA
  • 2015 P&G Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. -
  • 2015 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. - 1st-Team; 4th-PH; 6th-AA
  • 2015 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 5th-PH; 7th-AA
  • 2014 P&G Championships, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 8th-PH, HB
  • 2014 National Qualifier, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-PH; 4th-AA; 6th-FX(T), VT(T)
  • 2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Ann Arbor, Mich. - 2nd-Team
  • 2014 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-PH
  • 2013 P&G Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 2nd-PB(T); 3rd-PH; 7th-AA,SR (Jr. 17-18)
  • 2013 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Portland, Ore. - 4th-SR; 6th-AA (17-18)
  • 2013 Winter Cup Challenge - Las Vegas, Nev. -
  • 2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 3rd-PH; 6th-AA(T); 7th-PB; 8th-FX(T), VT (Jr. 16-18)
  • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
  • 2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 5th-PH; 7th-AA(T), FX, PB; 8th-HB (Jr. 14-15)
  • 2011 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Long Beach, Calif. - 6th-HB; 7th-PH; 9th-AA (L10 14-15)
  • 2009 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio - 1st-AA, PB; 2nd-VT(T); 3rd-PH; 6th-HB; 7th-FX (L9 12-13)
  • 2008 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-PB(T); 2nd-AA; 3rd-FX; 6th-HB (L9 12-13)
  • 2007 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 2nd-PB; 10th-AA (L9 12-13)
  • 2006 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-PB (L9 12-13)

International Competition Results

  • 2019 Swiss Cup, Zurich, Switzerland - 1st-Team
  • 2019 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 4th-Team (alt.)
  • 2019 Birmingham World Cup, Birmingham, Great Britain - 6th-AA
  • 2018 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 4th-Team (alt.)
  • 2018 American Cup, Hoffman Estates, Ill. - 5th-AA
  • 2017 Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany - 4th-FX; 7th-PH
  • 2017 Guimaraes International Tournament, Guimaraes, Portugal - 1st-Team; 2nd-FX; 4th-PH
  • 2017 Stuttgart World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 7th-AA
  • 2012 USA vs. Canada Junior Team Competition, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-Team

Videos of Allan Bower

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