United States Olympic Trials (gymnastics)

The United States Olympic Team Trials in Gymnastics are held before every Summer Olympic Games to select the participants for the US Olympic Gymnastics Team. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run/operated by USA Gymnastics.

The first Olympic Trials was held in 1960 in West Point, New York to select athletes for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1] The men's and women's trials have been held both separately and as one event.[2] Many of the results are hard to come by as they weren't recorded or published to the public.

Editions
YearLocationDatesWomen's ChampionMen's ChampionNotesRef
1960West Point, New York
1964San Fernando, California (MAG)
Kings Point, New York (WAG)
1968Los Angeles, California (MAG)
Long Beach, California (WAG)
1972Des Plaines, Illinois (MAG)
Long Beach, California (WAG)		May 26–28Roxanne PierceSteve Hug[3]
1976University Park, Pennsylvania (MAG)
Los Angeles, California (WAG)		May 20–22Kathy HowardKurt Thomas[4]
1980Jacksonville, FloridaTracee TalaveraBart ConnerOlympic Trials were held and teams for both MAG and WAG were selected;
however the USA boycotted the Olympics.		[5]
1984Jacksonville, FloridaJune 1–3Mary Lou RettonPeter Vidmar[6][7]
1988Salt Lake City, UtahAugust 4–7Phoebe MillsCharles Lakes[8]
1992Baltimore, MarylandJune 9–14Shannon MillerScott Keswick[9]
1996Boston, MassachusettsJune 25–30Dominique DawesJohn Roethlisberger[10][11][12]
2000Boston, MassachusettsAugust 17–20Elise RayBlaine Wilson[13][14]
2004Anaheim, CaliforniaJune 24–27Courtney KupetsPaul Hamm[15][16]
2008Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJune 19–22Shawn JohnsonJonathan Horton[17][18][19]
2012San Jose, CaliforniaJune 28–July 1Gabby DouglasDanell Leyva[20][21][22]
2016St. Louis, Missouri (MAG)
San Jose, California (WAG)		June 23–26
July 8–10		Simone BilesSam Mikulak[23][24]
[25][26]
2020St. Louis, MissouriJune 25–28, 2020
June 24–27, 2021		Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[27][28][29]

See also

References
  1. http://www.usagymlegacy.org/timeline/
  2. "U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials change format, name host city". NBC Sports. August 23, 2019.
  3. "Cathy Rigby Added To Gymnastic Team Despite Foot Injury". New York Times. May 28, 1972.
  4. "On the Beam for Montreal". Sports Illustrated. May 24, 1976.
  5. "1980 U.S. Gymnastics Team To Be Honored In Hartford In August". Hartford Courant. June 10, 2010.
  6. "OLYMPICS ROUNDUP". The Washington Post.
  7. "Gymnastics Results U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials At Jacksonville, Fla., June 4". United Press International. June 2, 1984.
  8. "1988 U.S. OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TRIALS". Deseret News. August 2, 1988.
  9. "Politics on women's side throw gymnastics trials for ugly tumble". Baltimore Sun. June 15, 1992.
  10. "Women's Petitions Approved to the U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 11, 1996.
  11. "1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics: Veteran Men's Team Headed to Atlanta". USA Gymnastics. June 29, 1996.
  12. "1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics: Strong Women's Team Headed to Atlanta". USA Gymnastics. June 30, 1996.
  13. "Elise Ray Wins U.S. Olympic Team Trials". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2000.
  14. "Blaine Wilson Wins U.S. Olympic Team Trials". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2000.
  15. "Qualifiers Set For 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 15, 2004.
  16. "Kupets, McCool Secure Spots On U.S. Olympic Team". USA Gymnastics. June 27, 2004.
  17. "Philadelphia hosts activities as prelude to U.S. Olympic Team Trials". USA Gymnastics. June 15, 2008.
  18. "Horton, Paul Hamm nominated to 2008 U.S. Olympic Team". USA Gymnastics. June 21, 2008.
  19. "Johnson, Liukin nominated to 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team". USA Gymnastics. June 22, 2008.
  20. "Field set for 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials - Gymnastics in San Jose, Calif". USA Gymnastics. June 12, 2020.
  21. "Douglas wins all-around at 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials". USA Gymnastics. July 2, 2012.
  22. "Orozco, Leyva punch tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. June 30, 2012.
  23. "Women's Olympic Trials, Congress bring gymnastics community to San Jose this week". USA Gymnastics. July 7, 2016.
  24. "USA's best gymnasts head to St. Louis for the Men's Olympic Trials and P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 21, 2016.
  25. "Biles wins all-around at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials; U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team named in San Jose". USA Gymnastics. July 10, 2016.
  26. "Mikulak wins all-around at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials; U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics Team named in St. Louis". USA Gymnastics. June 25, 2016.
  27. "Update on 2020 USA Gymnastics Events - March 27". USA Gymnastics. March 27, 2020.
  28. "St. Louis will host 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. April 23, 2019.
  29. "USA Gymnastics announces rescheduled 2021 dates for postponed U.S. Olympic Team Trials, USA Gymnastics Championships and the 2021 National Congress and Trade Show". USA Gymnastics. July 17, 2020.
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