Donnell Whittenburg

Donnell Whittenburg (born August 18, 1994) is an American artistic gymnast whose strongest events are rings, vault, and floor.[1]

Donnell Whittenburg
Country representedUnited States
Born (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994
Baltimore, Maryland
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubU.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics
College teamDeVry University
Head coach(es)Vitaly Marinitch
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanning Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Vault
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoRings
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Rings
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Vault
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoAll-Around
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Medellín Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around World Cup 0 2 0
World Challenge Cup 1 2 2
Total 1 4 2

Early life

Whittenburg is from central Baltimore, Maryland.[2]

Career

Whittenburg won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[3] He was the 2014 U.S. National champion on Vault and is the 2015 U.S. national champion on rings. At the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Whittenburg won the bronze medal in the team event with the Americans,[4] and contributed scored on floor exercise (15.300), still rings (14.766), vault (14.966) and parallel bars (14.633).[5] At the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, he won the individual bronze medal on vault with an average combined score of 15.350 behind Ri Se Gwang of North Korea (15.450) and Marian Drăgulescu of Romania (15.400). He also qualified for the individual still rings event final but finished in eight place with 15.300. At the 2017 London World Cup, Whittenburg won gold in that all-around competition, and at the 2017 Koper World Challenge Cup, the individual apparatus competition, in Slovenia, Whittenburg won gold on parallel bars, and silvers on floor and vault.

In 2022 he placed second in the United States men's all around behind Brody Malone, scoring highest in rings and second highest on vault.[6][7] At the 2022 World Challenge Cup in Paris he won bronze medal on parallel bars and rings.[8]

Named skill

Whittenburg has one skill in gymnastics named after him in the 2022–2024 Code of Points, the triple salto backwards piked on still rings. The Whittenburg dismount has the highest difficulty score (D-score) in still rings at H (0.8).[9]

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2010U.S. National Championships (14-15)10112063rd place, bronze medalist(s)125
2011U.S. National Championships (16-18)611172nd place, silver medalist(s)464
2012Winter Cup2193513253228
U.S. National Championships (16-18)1st place, gold medalist(s)561st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mexican Open6
Senior
2013Winter Cup111730761625
National Qualifier2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)112nd place, silver medalist(s)7
U.S. National Championships13241767824
DTB Pokal Team Cup5
2014Winter Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)6202nd place, silver medalist(s)4710
Doha Challenge Cup4
National Qualifier1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2113
U.S. National Championships47142nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)611
World Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)177
Stuttgart World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015Winter Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5214142nd place, silver medalist(s)13
American Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Games1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)81st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)926
World Championships5883rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016Winter Cup632171st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1012
American Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pacific Rim Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
U.S. National Championships511251st place, gold medalist(s)4512
Olympic Trials48142nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)12
2017Winter Cup44143rd place, bronze medalist(s)1357
London World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)11103rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1
World Championships6R2R1
2018U.S. National Championships59
2019National Qualifier121st place, gold medalist(s)622
U.S. National Championships77143rd place, bronze medalist(s)71116
2021Winter Cup114212nd place, silver medalist(s)1110
Pan American Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Trials143rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships3012
2022U.S. Classic3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)201st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1323
U.S. National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)5141st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)108
Paris Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships58
2023U.S. Classic710652nd place, silver medalist(s)13916
U.S. National Championships73rd place, bronze medalist(s)251st place, gold medalist(s)1813
Pan American Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Donnell Whittenburg, still chasing an Olympic spot, in hunt at nationals". Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Donnell Whittenburg closes in on stardom, one vault at a time". Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. Nick; Zaccardi (October 7, 2014). "China stuns Japan at World Gymnastics Championships; U.S. wins bronze (video)". NBC Sports. NBC. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. "Donnell Whittenburg". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  5. Graves, Will (June 25, 2021). "Whittenburg making one last stand at US gymnastics trials". Associated Press.
  6. "Donnell Whittenburg wins second at 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". August 21, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  7. "Donnell Whittenburg, still chasing an Olympic spot, in hunt at nationals". Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  8. "U.S. gymnasts capture 10 medals, including four gold, as Paris World Challenge Cup concludes". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  9. MAG COP 2022–2024 p. 97, passim
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