My Profile

Kalon Ludvigson

Birthdate:
3/15/1988

Program:
Trampoline & Tumbling

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Zanesville, OH

Club:
Team Revolution

Head Coach:
Justen Millerbernd

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Kalon Ludvigson

Career Highlights

  • 2022 Robert Miller Spirit of the Flame Award recipient
  • Won eight straight U.S. tumbling titles (2006-2013)
  • 2012 U.S. double mini bronze medalist
  • Won a tumbling gold medal at a World Cup three times
  • 2011 World double mini team bronze medalist
  • Four-time U.S. double mini champion (2006, 07, 09, 11)
  • Won a tumbling silver medal at a World Cup seven times and a bronze medal twice
  • Member of the 2010 World Championships Team
  • 2009 World double mini team bronze medalist
  • 2008 U.S. double mini silver medalist
  • 2007 World double mini team silver medalist and individual double mini bronze medalist
  • Member of the 2005 World Championships Team

Personal Information

  • Birthplace: Gunnison, UT USA
  • Hometown: Pocatello, ID USA
  • Facebook: Facebook.com/KalonLudvigsonAthlete
  • Instagram: Instagram.com/Kalon_Ludvigson
  • Name of High School: Manti High School
  • High School Graduation Year: 2005
  • Name of College: Idaho State University
  • Degree/Major: Pharmacy
  • Year you began gymnastics: 1996
  • Favorite Event: Tumbling
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: I was always jumping around the house and both of my sisters were high school cheerleaders, so my Mom decided to sign me up for a tumbling class to get me involved in sports.
  • Favorite thing about gymnastics: I love to go to gym everyday and work hard towards my goals. I also love to travel and have made close friends all over the world.
  • What are your goals for gymnastics?: My goals are to keep improving as an athlete, in 2008 & 2011 I set the World Record for DD and I would like to break that record again.
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Curtis and Laurie Ludvigson
  • Names of sibling(s): Rachel, Katie, and Logan

Interests Outside the Gym

  • Favorite school subject: History
  • Hobbies or favorite activities: Playing tennis
  • Favorite music: European Techno, Lady GaGa
  • Favorite book(s): The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
  • Favorite TV show(s): Project Runway, Will & Grace, Friends and the Simpsons
  • Favorite Food: Mexican
  • Charity Involvement: St. Jude Childrens Hospital

National Competition Results

  • 2013 U.S. T&T Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 1st-TU
  • 2013 U.S. Elite Challenge, Frisco, Texas - 1st-TU
  • 2012 U.S. Elite Championships, Long Beach, Calif. - 1st-TU; 3rd-DM
  • 2012 Stars & Stripes Cup, Cleveland, Ohio - 1st-TU; 4th-DM
  • 2012 Elite Challenge, Tulsa, Okla. - 1st-TU; 2nd-DM
  • 2011 U.S. Elite Championships, San Antonio, Texas - 1st-DM, TU
  • 2011 U.S. Elite Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-TU; 3rd-DM
  • 2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 1st-TU
  • 2010 U.S. Elite Challenge, Virginia Beach, Va. - 1st-TU; 2nd-DM
  • 2009 Final Selection Event, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-TU
  • 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2009 U.S. Elite Challenge, Ft. Smith, Ark. - 1st-TU; 2nd-DM
  • 2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 1st-TU; 2nd-DM
  • 2008 Winter Classic, Tulsa, Okla. - 1st-TU; 5th-DM
  • 2007 Stars and Stripes Cup, Birmingham, Ala. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2007 National Championships, Memphis, Tenn. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2007 U.S. Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2007 Winter Classic, Lubbock, Texas - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2006 U.S. Championships, Schaumburg, Ill. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2005 U.S. Elite Challenge, Phoenix, Ariz. - 2nd-TU
  • 2005 Winter Classic, Fort Smith, Ark. - 2nd-TU; 3rd-DM; 8th-TR
  • 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn. - 12th-DM
  • 2004 U.S. Elite Challenge, Birmingham, Ala. - 1st-TU; 2nd-DM
  • 2004 Winter Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2003 Junior Olympic Championships, Sacramento, Calif. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2002 Junior Olympic Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2001 Junior Olympic Championships, San Antonio, Texas - 7th-TU; 11th-DM
  • 1998 J.O. National Championships, Minneapolis, Minn. - 1st-DM; 3rd-TU
  • 1997 J.O. National Championships, Orlando, Fla. - 3rd-TU
  • 1996 U.S. Championships, Phoenix, Ariz. - 1st-TU

International Competition Results

  • 2013 World Games, Cali, Colombia - USA Boycott
  • 2012 Pan American Championships, Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico - 1st-TU
  • 2012 World Cup, Sofia, Bulgaria - 1st-TU
  • 2011 World Championships, Birmingham, England - 3rd-DM (Team); 5th-TU
  • 2011 Salzgitter World Cup, Salzgitter, Germany - 1st-TU
  • 2011 World Cup, Wuxi City, China - 2nd-TU
  • 2011 World Cup, St. Petersburg, Russia - 3rd-TU
  • 2011 World Cup, Varna, Bulgaria - 2nd-TU
  • 2010 World Championships, Metz, France - 8th-TU
  • 2009 World Championships, St. Petersburg, Russia - 3rd-DM (Team); 6th-TU
  • 2009 World Cup, Salzgitter, Germany - 1st-TU
  • 2009 World Cup, Zielona Gora, Poland - 2nd-TU
  • 2009 World Cup, Ostend, Belgium - 2nd-TU
  • 2008 Pan American Championships, Buenos Airies, Argentina - 1st-TU; 1st-DM
  • 2008 World Cup Final, Togliatti, Russia - 2nd-TU
  • 2008 World Cup, Wroclaw, Poland - 12th-TU
  • 2007 World Championships, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada - 2nd-Team (DM); 3rd-DM; 4th-TU; 5th-Team (TU)
  • 2007 World Cup, Zielona Gora, Poland - 2nd-TU
  • 2007 World Cup, St. Petersburg, Russia - 2nd-TU, DM
  • 2007 World Cup, Ostend, Belgium - 4th-TU
  • 2007 World Cup, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada - 2nd-DM; 6th-TU
  • 2007 World Cup, Lake Placid, N.Y. - 3rd-TU
  • 2006 World Cup, Salzgitter, Germany - 15th-TU
  • 2005 World Championships, Eindhoven, Netherlands - 5th-Team; 36th-TU
  • 2005 World Games, Duisburg, Germany - TU (injured)
  • 2005 World Cup, Levallois, France - 10th-TU
  • 2005 World Cup, Sofia, Bulgaria - 4th-TU
  • 2004 Pan American Championships, Tampa, Fla. - 1st-TU, DM
  • 2004 Indo-Pacific Championships, Kelowna, B.C., Canada - 1st-TU; 3rd-DM
  • 2003 World Age Group Games, Hannover, Germany - 6th-TU; 7th-DM
  • 2003 International Winter Classic, Tampa, Fla. - 1st-TU; 9th-DM

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