Taylor Anthony Burkhart (born September 21, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States national gymnastics team and is currently competing in collegiate gymnastics for

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. He was the alternate for the gold medal-winning team at the 2022 Pan American Championships.

Personal life

Burkhart was born in

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to Dale and Robin Burkhart.

Gymnastics career

2018

Burkhart competed at the Junior Pan American Championships in June alongside

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, JR Chou, and

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; together they finished first as a team. During event finals he finished seventh on parallel bars and fourth on horizontal bar. In August Burkhart competed at the U.S. National Championships in the junior 15–16 division. He placed fourth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar.

2019–20

Burkhart next competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed sixth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar. In August Burkhart competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 15–16 age division. He finished first in the all-around and on vault and parallel bars and third on horizontal bar. Burkhart did not compete in 2020 due to the global

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2021

Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the

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where he placed fifteenth in the all-around. At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Burkhart placed fifteenth in the all-around.

2022

Burkhart placed sixth in the all-around at the

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. He began competing for the Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team during the 2021–22 season. At the

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he helped Stanford defend their national title. Burkhart made his senior international debut in May at the Varna Challenge Cup where he won silver on floor exercise and vault and placed fifth on horizontal bar. He next competed at the Koper Challenge Cup where he won bronze on floor exercise and vault and finished fourth on rings and eighth on horizontal bar. Burkhart was selected as the alternate for the

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. He won the gold medal alongside the team. In late July Burkhart competed at the

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where he placed ninth in the all-around. In August he competed at the U.S. National Championships where he finished eighth in all-around.

2023

In April Burkhart competed at the

. He helped Stanford win their fourth consecutive team title and individually placed second on vault behind Stanford teammate

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. In August Burkhart competed at the Core Hydration Classic. He placed fifteenth overall. Burkhart next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed twelfth in the all-around but won silver on floor exercise behind

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Competitive history

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