Jayla Hang
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| Full name | Jayla Thuy Hang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 9, 2008 Renton, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | United States (2022 – present (USA)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators (2027–30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pacific Reign Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Cale Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Stephanie Gentry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jayla Thuy Hang (born January 9, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships and 2025 Pan American Championships all-around champion.
Junior gymnastics career
2022
Hang competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she won bronze on the uneven bars.[1]
In July she competed at the U.S. Classic where she won gold in the all-around, and on vault, bronze on floor exercise, and finished fourth on uneven bars and balance beam.[2] The following month she competed at the National Championships where she won gold on vault and balance beam, silver in the all-around, and bronze on uneven bars.[3]
2023
Hang competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won gold on vault and uneven bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on floor exercise.[4] As a result, she was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships.[5]
On the first day of the Junior World Championships, Hang helped the USA finish second behind Japan. She qualified for the vault and floor exercise finals.[6][7] During the event finals she placed fifth on floor exercise, sixth on vault, and finished fourth in the all-around.[8]
She was named to the roster for the 2023 National Championships, however, she had to withdraw from the competition after three events.[9][10]
Senior gymnastics career
2024
In February, Hang made her senior national team debut at the 2024 Winter Cup.[11] During the event she placed fourth on balance beam and ninth in the all-around.[12] In April, she made her senior international debut at the 2024 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.[10] During the event she won gold in the team event and all-around, silver on floor exercise, and bronze on uneven bars and balance beam.[13][14]
On October 19, 2024, Hang committed to the University of Florida where she will be part of the women’s gymnastics team.
2025
Hang competed at the 2025 Winter Cup where she won silver in the all-around and on vault and floor exercise.[15] She competed at the Antalaya World Cup where she qualified to all four apparatus event finals. She won gold on vault, placed fourth on balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars and floor exercise.[16] She then competed at the Osijek World Cup where she won gold on floor, silver on beam, bronze on vault and placed eighth on bars.[17][18]
In May she was selected to compete at the 2025 Pan American Championships alongside Dulcy Caylor, Hezly Rivera, Gabrielle Hardie, Tiana Sumanasekera, and alternate Alessia Rosa.[19] On the first day of competition, she won gold in the all-around with a score of 55.300 points, and qualified to all four individual apparatus finals.[20] During the team final, she contributed scores on all four apparatuses towards the United States' first place finish.[21] During the event finals, she won a medal on every apparatus, including silver on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, and bronze on vault.[22][23]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2022 | Winter Cup | 9 | 7 | 7 | |||
| U.S. Classic | 4 | 4 | |||||
| U.S. National Championships | |||||||
| 2023 | Winter Cup | ||||||
| Junior World Championships | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2024 | Winter Cup | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | |||||||
| U.S. Classic | 22 | 41 | 5 | 32 | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 16 | 23 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 2025 | Winter Cup | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Antalya World Cup | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Osijek World Cup | 8 | ||||||
| Pan American Championships | |||||||
References
- ^ "Parker repeats as junior all-around champion at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN". USA Gymnastics. February 27, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hang vaults to top of leaderboard in thrilling end to U.S. Classic junior women's competition". USA Gymnastics. July 30, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Johnson captures women's junior all-around title on final day of OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Rivera takes home junior women all-around gold at 2023 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "USA Junior rosters set for FIG World Juniors, DTB Pokal, City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. March 7, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Learning from mistakes: U.S. gymnast Hezly Rivera embraces 'mess-ups' to achieve Paris 2024 dream". International Olympic Committee. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Junior women secure team silver at Junior Artistic World Championships; all through to finals". USA Gymnastics. March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ginnastica artistica, Giulia Perotti strabilia a 13 anni: Campionessa del Mondo al corpo libero!" [Artistic gymnastics, Giulia Perotti amazes at 13: World Champion in floor exercise!]. OA Sport (in Italian). April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "All-time greats set for 2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Bregman, Scott (April 11, 2024). "Jayla Hang and Simone Rose: U.S. up-and-coming gymnastics duo on supporting each other, LA2028 dreams". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics' Winter Cup kicks off U.S. Olympic Year". USA Gymnastics. February 20, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "DiCello wins women's senior all-around crown at 2024 Winter Cup". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hang, Johnson go 1–2 in Pac Rim Championships all-around". USA Gymnastics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. gymnasts Hang and Moldauer win senior all-around titles at Pacific Rim Championships". intlgymnast.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Winter Cup Results". The Gymternet. February 23, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ^ "New skills, vibrant comebacks: The eye-opening World Cup in Antalya had it all and more". International Gymnastics Federation. March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Five countries split titles on last day of finals at World Cup of Osijek". intlgymnast.com. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG Osijek World Cup, WAG City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "Women's 2025 Senior Pan American Championships team announced". USA Gymnastics. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Hang takes all-around gold, Rivera bronze at Pan Am Champs". USA Gymnastics. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. sweeps team titles at Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Crumlish, John (June 16, 2025). "Jayla Hang of U.S. and Felix Dolci of Canada crowned all-around winners, U.S. women and men capture team titles at Pan American Championships". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Americans win 11 apparatus medals, 16 total as 2025 Senior Pan Ams conclude". USA Gymnastics. June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.