Sydney Ashlyn Johnson-Scharpf (born August 2, 2000, in

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) is an American artistic gymnast and daughter of

Brandy Johnson Brandy Johnson-Scharpf (born April 30, 1973, Tallahassee, Florida) is a retired American gymnast, gymnastics judge, stuntwoman and gymnastics coach. She owns Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics in Clermont, Florida. A member of Brown's Gymnastics ...

, a member of the 1988 USA Olympic Team.

Competitive history

2013

Johnson-Scharpf competed at the 2013

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and placed 23rd. She later qualified to Elite and competed at the Secret

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, finishing 18th. At U.S. Nationals, Sydney placed 27th.

2014

At the 2014 Secret US Classic, Johnson-Scharpf finished 31st in the all-around. She later advanced to the 2014 P&G Championships, finishing 25th after two days of competition.

2015

Johnson-Scharpf attended the U.S. selection camp for the

2015 City of Jesolo Trophy The 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy ( it, Trofeo Citta Jesolo 2015) was the eighth edition of the City of Jesolo Trophy competition and was held March 25–29, 2015 at the SGA Gymnasium Treviso in Jesolo, Italy Teams from Italy, the United States, Can ...

but was not named to the team. Sydney competed at the

Secret U.S. Classic The U.S. Classic is an annual summer gymnastics meet for elite artistic gymnasts of the United States. The meet occurs before Nationals and is a qualifier for it. In Olympic years, the aforementioned meets along with the U.S. Olympic Trials are u ...

, contributing scores of 14.400 on vault, 13.000 on bars, 14.000 on beam, and 13.750 on floor to a 7th place all-around finish of 55.150. Sydney competed at

P&G Gymnastics Championships The USA Gymnastics National Championships is the annual artistic gymnastics national competition held in the United States for elite-level competition. It is currently organized by USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United Stat ...

in the junior division. She finished 6th in the all-around with a two-day combined total of 110.900, earning a spot on the 2015-2016 Junior National Team.

2016

In her first year as a Senior International Elite gymnast, Johnson-Schaarpf competed at the

City of Jesolo Trophy The City of Jesolo Trophy is an annual women's gymnastics competition held in Jesolo, Italy. There are competitions for the senior division and junior division. The United States won the senior team competition every year from 2010 to 2017.

. She finished 18th in the All-Around competition. In June 2016, Sydney suffered a knee injury and was not able to compete at the

or the

. 2017 Johnson-Scharpf competed at US nationals, where she placed fourth on floor.

Personal life

Sydney was born on August 2, 2000, in

, to

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and Bill Johnson-Scharpf. Her mom, Brandy, is a former gymnast and represented the U.S. at the 1988 Olympics. The family currently live in

Groveland, Florida Groveland is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,729 at the 2010 census. Between 2000 and 2010, Groveland's population increased by 189%, making it the fastest growing place in Florida. However, its land area incr ...

, and Sydney graduated from

Montverde Academy Montverde Academy is a private PK–12 school in Montverde, Florida, United States. History The school was founded in 1912 as Montgomery Industrial School. The school president was Henry P. Carpenter. It underwent a major expansion in 1921, whe ...

in 2018. Sydney is in her senior year at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

with their gymnastics team and will graduate this spring (2022) with a degree in Digital Arts and Sciences. She is now dating Hugh Brittenham (2021–present), who is a Track & Field athlete at the University of Florida.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson-Scharpf, Sydney 2000 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts Florida Gators women's gymnasts Sportspeople from Orlando, Florida People from Groveland, Florida Sportspeople from Lake County, Florida U.S. women's national team gymnasts Montverde Academy alumni 21st-century American women