The United States Olympic team trials in gymnastics are held before every Summer Olympic Games to select the participants for the US Olympic gymnastics team. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run by USA Gymnastics.
The first Olympic trials were held in 1960 in West Point, New York, to select athletes for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The men's and women's trials have been held both separately and then as one event. Many of the early results are hard to come by as they were not recorded or published to the public.
Editions Year Location Dates Women's champion Men's champion Notes Ref 1960 West Point, New York 1964 San Fernando, California (MAG)Kings Point, New York (WAG) 1968 Los Angeles, California (MAG)Long Beach, California (WAG) 1972 Des Plaines, Illinois (MAG)Long Beach, California (WAG) May 26–28 Roxanne Pierce Steve Hug 1976 Los Angeles, California (WAG) May 20–22 Kathy Howard Kurt Thomas 1980 Jacksonville, Florida Tracee Talavera Bart Conner Olympic trials were held and teams for both MAG and WAG were selected; however the USA boycotted the Olympics. 1984 Jacksonville, Florida June 1–3 Mary Lou Retton Peter Vidmar 1988 Salt Lake City, Utah August 4–7 Phoebe Mills Charles Lakes 1992 Baltimore, Maryland June 9–14 Shannon Miller Scott Keswick 1996 Boston, Massachusetts June 25–30 2000 Boston, Massachusetts August 17–20 Elise Ray Blaine Wilson 2004 Anaheim, California June 24–27 Courtney Kupets Paul Hamm 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 19–22 Shawn Johnson Jonathan Horton 2012 San Jose, California Gabby Douglas Danell Leyva 2016 St. Louis, Missouri (MAG)San Jose, California (WAG) June 23–26July 8–10 Simone Biles Sam Mikulak 2020 St. Louis, Missouri June 24–27, 2021 Simone Biles Brody Malone Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2024 Minneapolis, Minnesota June 27–30 Simone Biles Fred Richard 2028 Louisville, Kentucky June 16–19 TBD TBD
See also American Cup USA National Championships U.S. Classic Winter Cup Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
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