Donnell Whittenburg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Donnell Whittenburg
Whittenburg at the 2024 Winter Cup
Personal information
Full name	Donnell Whittenburg
Country represented	United States
Born	(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 31) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2013–present
Gym	Salto Gymnastics Center USOTC Team Hilton
Head coach(es)	Anthony Ingrelli
Former coach(es)	Vitaly Marinich, Abdul Mammeri
Eponymous skills	Whittenburg (still rings)
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 0 2 Pan American Games 3 3 1 Pacific Rim Championships 3 2 0 Pan American Championships 0 1 0 World Championships Bronze 2014 Nanning Team Bronze 2015 Glasgow Vault Pan American Games Gold 2015 Toronto Team Gold 2023 Santiago Team Gold 2023 Santiago Rings Silver 2015 Toronto Floor Silver 2015 Toronto Rings Silver 2015 Toronto Vault Bronze 2023 Santiago All-around Pan American Championships Silver 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2016 Everett Team Gold 2016 Everett Rings Gold 2016 Everett Parallel bars Silver 2016 Everett All-around Silver 2016 Everett Vault FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd All-Around World Cup 0 2 0 World Challenge Cup 1 2 2

Donnell Whittenburg (born August 18, 1994) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

About Donnell Whittenburg

Donnell Whittenburg was born on August 18, 1994, in Baltimore, Maryland. He went to Edgewood High School. Later, he studied at a local community college and DeVry University.

When he was younger, Abdul Mammeri was his coach. Donnell decided to focus on gymnastics. He moved to Colorado to train at the United States Olympic Training Center. There, he was coached by Vitaly Marinich.

Gymnastics Career Highlights

Donnell Whittenburg is known for being very strong on the still rings, vault, and floor exercise. He has won many medals throughout his career.

World Championships Success

At the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Donnell helped the American team win a bronze medal. He performed well on floor, rings, vault, and parallel bars.

In 2015, at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, he won an individual bronze medal on the vault. He finished just behind gymnasts from North Korea and Romania. He also made it to the finals for the still rings event.

Other Major Competitions

Donnell has also done very well in other big competitions.

• In 2017, he won a gold medal in the all-around competition at the London World Cup.
• At the Koper World Challenge Cup in Slovenia, he won gold on parallel bars. He also earned silver medals on floor and vault.
• In 2022, he placed second in the all-around competition at the U.S. National Championships. He was the best on rings and second best on vault.
• At the 2022 World Challenge Cup in Paris, he won bronze medals on both parallel bars and rings.

Pan American Games Achievements

Donnell has been very successful at the Pan American Games.

• In 2015, he won a gold medal with the team in Toronto. He also earned silver medals on floor, rings, and vault.
• In 2023, he won two more gold medals in Santiago. One was with the team, and the other was for his performance on the still rings. He also won a bronze medal in the all-around competition.

Recent Competitions

In 2024, Donnell competed in the 2024 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and the U.S. Olympic Trials. He placed seventh in the all-around at both events. He was chosen as a replacement athlete for the 2024 Summer Olympics. This means he was ready to step in if another team member needed to withdraw.

Skills Named After Donnell

Sometimes, a gymnast performs a new, difficult move that gets named after them. Donnell Whittenburg has one such skill named after him on the still rings.

See also

In Spanish: Donnell Whittenburg para niños