Donnell Whittenburg
- January 5, 2024
- Gymnast
Quick Facts
Full Name | Donnell Whittenburg |
Occupation | Gymnast |
Date Of Birth | Aug 18, 1994(1994-08-18) |
Age | 30 |
Birthplace | Baltimore |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Maryland |
Horoscope | Leo |
Donnell Whittenburg Biography
Name | Donnell Whittenburg |
Birthday | Aug 18 |
Birth Year | 1994 |
Place Of Birth | Baltimore |
Home Town | Maryland |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Parents | Gary Whittenburg, Sheila Brown |
Siblings | Latisha Whittenburg, Damon Whittenburg, Taneisha Whittenburg |
Donnell Whittenburg is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on August 18, 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. US National Championship and Pan American Games gold medalist who took home the top prize in the vault, team as well as rings competitions. He also won Bronze medals from the 2014 and the 2015 World Championships.
He was just a hair short of being part of his place on the team of five men in the Olympics gymnastics team, which also comprised He fell just short of making the five-man Olympics gymnastics team which included John Orozco as one of the five members. as one of five athletes.
Whittenburg currently has one skill in gymnastics named after him. It is the Whittenburg or a triple piked dismount on still rings. The Whittenburg dismount has been awarded the second highest difficulty score (D-score) in gymnastics and highest in still rings H (0.8), by the FIG in their most current 2017-2020 Code of Points. An H (0.8) score has been awarded to only four skills across all apparatuses, for men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG). The other three H (0.8) skills are the Shirai 3 or triple-twisting double layout on floor, Liukin or the triple back (tucked) somersault on floor, and Bretschneider or double-twisting (tucked) Kovac on high bar. Only one other skill, the Miyachi or double-twisting straight Kovac on high bar, in gymnastics has been awarded a higher D-score, the highest of I (0.9).
Born in Baltimore, Maryland where he was raised by his mother Sheila Brown along with his siblings Taneisha, Latisha, and Damon.
Donnell Whittenburg Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Gymnast |
House | Living in own house. |
Donnell Whittenburg is one of the richest Gymnast from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donnell Whittenburg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began doing gymnastics in 2002. The first competition he participated in was his participation in the Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships.
He was appointed to be an alternate on the Olympic Team.
Donnell Whittenburg (born August 18, 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American artistic gymnast who won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He was the 2014 U.S. National champion on Vault and is the 2015 U.S. National Champion on the Rings. At the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Whittenburg won the bronze medal in the team event with the Americans, and contributed scored on floor exercise (15.300), still rings (14.766), vault (14.966) and parallel bars (14.633). At the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, he won the individual bronze medal on vault with an average combined score of 15.350 behind Ri Se Gwang of North Korea (15.450) and Marian Drăgulescu of Romania (15.400). He also qualified for the individual still rings event final but finished in eight place with 15.300. At the 2017 London World Cup, Whittenburg won gold in that all-around competition, and at the 2017 Koper World Challenge Cup, the individual apparatus competition, in Slovenia, Whittenburg won gold on parallel bars, and silvers on floor and vault.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 5 im |
Donnell Whittenburg height 5 ft 5 im Donnell weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Donnell Whittenburg Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Donnell Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Donnell Whittenburg celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.
Top Facts about Donnell Whittenburg
- Donnell Whittenburg is an American artistic gymnast.
- He was born on August 18, 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Whittenburg has won multiple medals at national and international competitions.
- He competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics and helped Team USA win a bronze medal.
- Whittenburg specializes in vault and floor exercise events.
- He has a signature move called the “Whittenburg” on vault.
- In 2019, he underwent surgery for a torn Achilles tendon.
- Whittenburg trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
- His favorite gymnastics event is floor exercise.
- Outside of gymnastics, he enjoys playing basketball and video games.
Did Donnell Whittenburg make it to the Olympics?
Whittenburg’s relaxed vibe stands in contrast to what he felt during his final years at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado. He spent the better part of a decade there but left in 2019 after failing to make the world championship team.
Is Donnell Whittenburg still competing?
Donnell Whittenburg competes at U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics on June 24, 2021 in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS — For a moment Thursday, even if literally just a moment, Donnell Whittenburg led the men’s all-around standings at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Gymnastics.
Did Donnell Whittenburg go to college?
Donnell Whittenburg
College team| DeVry University
Head coach(es)| Vitaly Marinitch
How old is Donnell Whittenburg?
27 years (August 18, 1994)
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