Sam Mikulak
About Speaker Sam Mikulak...
Samuel Anthony "Sam" Mikulak is an American artistic gymnast. He is a seven-time NCAA champion in gymnastics, winning the all-around and several other titles in 2011, 2013 and 2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship and was a member of the U.S. men's gymnastics team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Sam's Career Highlights
- Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016)
- Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 5th (team); 7th (all-around); 8th (floor); 4th (horizontal bar)
- London 2012 Olympic Games, 5th (team, vault)
On February 21, 2016 Mikulak won the all-around title at the Winter Cup Challenge at Las Vegas' Cashman Center, with a two-day score of 177.50. He bested Akash Modi of Stanford University who finished in second place with a score of 175.300 and Sean Melton of Ohio State University who finished in third place with a score of 174.500. Mikulak finished fourth at the American Cup in March in New Jersey, in his first international competition since recovering from a torn Achilles. Three-time national champion Mikulak and fellow 2012 Olympic teammates John Orozco and Jake Dalton headlined the U.S. men's team at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, Washington, April 8–10, 2016.
Mikulak claimed his fourth consecutive men's crown June 5, 2016 at the P&G Gymnastics Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. He outpointed Chris Brooks 181.500 to 179.850 to become the first competitor to win four-in-a-row since Blaine Wilson collected five between 1996 and 2000.
On June 25, 2016, Mikulak was once again named to the five-man United States men's gymnastics team for the Olympics. He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro alongside Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Alex Naddour, and Chris Brooks. Mikulak posted the highest all-around score at the U.S. Olympic trials in St. Louis. Mikulak finished in seventh position in the men's all-around finals competition at the Rio Summer Olympic Games. His USA men's gymnastics team of five failed to medal in the team finals in Rio.
He trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
About Speaker Sam Mikulak...
Samuel Anthony "Sam" Mikulak is an American artistic gymnast. He is a seven-time NCAA champion in gymnastics, winning the all-around and several other titles in 2011, 2013 and 2014 NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship and was a member of the U.S. men's gymnastics team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Sam's Career Highlights
- Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016)
- Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 5th (team); 7th (all-around); 8th (floor); 4th (horizontal bar)
- London 2012 Olympic Games, 5th (team, vault)
On February 21, 2016 Mikulak won the all-around title at the Winter Cup Challenge at Las Vegas' Cashman Center, with a two-day score of 177.50. He bested Akash Modi of Stanford University who finished in second place with a score of 175.300 and Sean Melton of Ohio State University who finished in third place with a score of 174.500. Mikulak finished fourth at the American Cup in March in New Jersey, in his first international competition since recovering from a torn Achilles. Three-time national champion Mikulak and fellow 2012 Olympic teammates John Orozco and Jake Dalton headlined the U.S. men's team at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, Washington, April 8–10, 2016.
Mikulak claimed his fourth consecutive men's crown June 5, 2016 at the P&G Gymnastics Championships in Hartford, Connecticut. He outpointed Chris Brooks 181.500 to 179.850 to become the first competitor to win four-in-a-row since Blaine Wilson collected five between 1996 and 2000.
On June 25, 2016, Mikulak was once again named to the five-man United States men's gymnastics team for the Olympics. He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro alongside Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Alex Naddour, and Chris Brooks. Mikulak posted the highest all-around score at the U.S. Olympic trials in St. Louis. Mikulak finished in seventh position in the men's all-around finals competition at the Rio Summer Olympic Games. His USA men's gymnastics team of five failed to medal in the team finals in Rio.
He trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
