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Asher Hong

Birthdate:
3/23/2004

Program:
Men's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Tomball, TX

Club:
Stanford University Mens Gymnastics

Head Coach:
Tom Meadows

Other Coaches:
Igor Vernyi

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Asher Hong

Career Highlights

  • 2023 World team bronze medalist. Advanced to the all-around & parallel bars finals
  • 2023 U.S. all-around champion and still rings silver medalist
  • 2023 NCAA team & vault champion and all-around bronze medalist (Stanford)
  • 2023 Winter Cup all-around bronze medalist
  • Member of the 2022 World Championships Team. Advanced to the all-around final
  • 2022 U.S. vault champion, floor exercise silver medalist and all-around & still rings bronze medalist
  • 2022 Winter Cup vault champion, floor exercise & still rings silver medalist and all-around & parallel bars bronze medalist

Personal Information

  • Birthplace: Plano, TX
  • Hometown: Tomball, TX
  • Instagram: Instagram.com/asher_hong04
  • YouTube: YouTube.com/user/asherhong
  • High School Graduation Year: 2022
  • Year you began gymnastics: 2009
  • Favorite Event: Pommel Horse
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: Climbing door frames like Spiderman at age 3
  • What are your goals for gymnastics?: Representing the USA at the Olympics and winning gold
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Rick and Karen Hong
  • Names of sibling(s): Xander, Kiefer
  • Family members in sports: Both brothers are in gymnastics

Interests Outside the Gym

  • Favorite school subject: Math and Science
  • Hobbies or favorite activities: Table Tennis, Billiards
  • Favorite book(s): The Hobbit, Call of the Wild
  • Favorite movie(s): Shawshank Redemption, Spiderman Far From Home, Green Mile, Usual Suspects, Avengers Endgame, MI Series
  • Favorite TV show(s): X-Files (I want to believe), Monk, LHOTP
  • Favorite Food: Steak, Brisket, Burgers, Dim Sum
  • Other sports involvement: I can't. I have gymnastics. :)

National Competition Results

  • 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 1st-AA; 2nd-SR; 5th-PB
  • 2023 Core Hydration Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. - 1st-AA, SR, VT; 2nd-FX; 7th-PB; 8th-HB
  • 2023 NCAA Men's Gymnastics National Championships, University Park, Pa. - 1st-Team, VT; 3rd-AA; 6th-SR
  • 2023 Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky. - 3rd-AA
  • 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Tampa, Fla. - 1st-VT; 2nd-FX; 3rd-AA, SR; 6th-PB
  • 2022 Winter Cup, Frisco, Texas - 1st-VT; 2nd-FX, SR; 3rd-AA, PB
  • 2021 Winter Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-AA, FX, PH, SR, PB; 6th-VT (Jr. Div.)
  • 2021 Elite Team Cup, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-Team
  • 2020 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-AA 2nd-PH; 3rd-SR; 4th-VT(T), HB; 5th-PB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2020 Elite Team Cup, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-Team
  • 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Kansas City, Mo. - 2nd-PB; 3rd-AA, PH; 4th-SR(T); 5th-HB; 6th-FX; 7th-VT(T) (15-16)
  • 2019 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Reno, Nev. - 1st-AA, PH, SR, HB; 2nd-FX, PB; 3rd-VT (JE L10 Age 15)
  • 2018 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-AA, SR, PB; 2nd-PH; 7th-FX(T), HB(T) (Jr. Div.)
  • 2017 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Kissimmee, Fla. - 1st-AA, FX(T), PH, SR; 2nd-PB; 3rd-HB; 8th-VT(T) (JE L9 Age 13)
  • 2016 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-PH; 2nd-AA, FX, HB; 3rd-SR, VT(T); 4th-PB (L8 JE 11)
  • 2015 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 1st-AA, PH; 2nd-FX, SR, PB; 7th-HB (L8 JE 11)

International Competition Results

  • 2024 Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany -
  • 2023 World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium - 3rd-Team; 6th-PB
  • 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team; 3rd-PH; 4th-VT; 5th-SR
  • 2022 World Championships, Liverpool, England - 5th-Team; 6th-AA
  • 2022 DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team, SR; 2nd-FX; 4th-PB
  • 2020 RD761 Gymnastics Invitational, Katy, Texas - 2nd-Team; 3rd-HB; 8th-PB
  • 2018 Pacific Rim Championships, Medellin, Colombia - 1st-Team, PH; 2nd-AA, FX; 3rd-SR, PB (Jr. Div.)
  • 2018 RD761 International Junior Team Cup, Katy, Texas - 3rd-Team; 6th-FX
  • 2017 International Junior Team Cup, Berlin, Germany - 1st-SR, PB; 2nd-Team (Under 14)

Videos of Asher Hong

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