Table tennis, billiards. (usagym.org, 01 Sep 2022)

Student

English

Stanford University: United States

Thom Glielmi [club]

His younger brothers Kiefer and Xander have both competed in artistic gymnastics at national level in the United States of America. (members.usagym.org, 27 Aug 2023, 14 May 2023; houstonchronicle.com, 24 Aug 2023)

He took up the sport in 2009.

As a young child he began climbing door frames after being inspired by 'Spider-Man'. "I watched the 'Spider-Man' movie, and I just couldn't control myself in the house. I would be climbing doorposts, jumping on the bed, doing headstands, and my parents were finally like, 'All right, we've got to get rid of this kid's energy'."

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (usagym.org, 01 Sep 2022)

Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (usagym.org, 08 Oct 2022)

While at Stanford University in the United States of America, he was named 2023 College Gymnastics Association [CGA] Rookie of the Year, 2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF] Gymnast of the Year, and 2023 MPSF Freshman of the Year. (nbcsports.com, 27 Aug 2023)

HEIGHT
He is shorter than many gymnasts, and although his height made the sport challenging when he was a child, he has since been able to use it to his advantage on vault. "Just the simple front handspring over the vault table was really difficult [as a child]. I'm realising actually that because of my height, it does make it easier for vault [as an adult]. I am kind of that perfect height now to where I have developed the muscles to get over the table. And because I'm smaller, I can get my whole body over the table faster, and the technique is easier per se." (houstonchronicle.com, 24 Aug 2023)