Permanently Ineligible Members and Participants
The following Membership Statement has been adopted by the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics:
Membership in USA Gymnastics is a privilege granted by USA Gymnastics. That privilege can be withdrawn by USA Gymnastics at any time where a member's conduct is determined to be inconsistent with the best interest of the sport of gymnastics and of the athletes we are servicing. Click here for a list of suspended members.
The following former professional members are permanently ineligible for membership within USA Gymnastics. Based on an amendment of Article 10.16 to the USA Gymnastics Bylaws, beginning January 1, 2012, any individual who is declared ineligible will have the USA Gymnastics' Bylaw, rule, regulation or policy that was violated and resulted in his/her expulsion listed next to his/her name.
Other relevant suspension and permanently ineligible lists that may also be consulted may be found here for additional reference.
Membership in USA Gymnastics is a privilege granted by USA Gymnastics. That privilege can be withdrawn by USA Gymnastics at any time where a member's conduct is determined to be inconsistent with the best interest of the sport of gymnastics and of the athletes we are servicing. Click here for a list of suspended members.
The following former professional members are permanently ineligible for membership within USA Gymnastics. Based on an amendment of Article 10.16 to the USA Gymnastics Bylaws, beginning January 1, 2012, any individual who is declared ineligible will have the USA Gymnastics' Bylaw, rule, regulation or policy that was violated and resulted in his/her expulsion listed next to his/her name.
Other relevant suspension and permanently ineligible lists that may also be consulted may be found here for additional reference.
Name | State/ Country | Violation | |
Ray | Adams | FL | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Nicholas | Aliucci | GA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Richard | Alonso-Lazaro | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Julian | Amaro | CA | |
Kenneth "Andy" | Arnold | IN | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
David | Auger | MA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Ryshan | Bagwell | GA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Charles Theodore | Bates | MN | |
James | Bell | WA | |
Morgan | Bennett | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Kristopher | Berry | SC | |
Jeffrey | Bettman | OR | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Michael | Biggs | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Antoine | Billingsly | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement,IX.(A); Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Steve | Biondo | LA | Code of Ethical Conduct II.F./II.H. |
Phillip | Bishop | MI | |
Keith | Boccaccio | CT | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement,IX.(A); Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Patrick | Bogan | MD | |
Douglas | Boger | CA | |
Paul | Bollinger | MD | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Joseph | Bowers | OH | |
Shawn | Bowlden | IL | |
Arthur | Bowlin | LA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
LaDarius | Bradley | AL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(C) Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Matthew | Brinker | OH | Code of Ethical Conduct Section II (H) and (I) |
Bryan | Brown | IL | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Christopher A. | Brown | IL/CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Vince | Brown | SC | |
Thomas | Burdash | KY | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
David | Byrd | KS | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Keith | Callen | PA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Jesus "Jesse" | Camargo | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Michael | Cardamone | IL | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Richard | Carlson | NY | |
Joseph | Catrambone | NJ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.2. |
Darin | Caviness | OH | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (i) |
Ronald | Charles | NJ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Charity | Christensen | UT | Code of Ethical Conduct II.D |
Kendale | Coats | IL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Anthony | Coladangelo | OH | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX.(A); Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Edward Trey | Coniff | TX | |
William | Copp | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Lyndsey Wesley | Cox | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
James | Craig III | CO | |
Skip "Skipper" | Crawley | TX | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Thad | Cypher | MI | |
Mark Jeffery | Demos | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Vannie | Edwards | AR | Bylaw 9.1(c) |
Steven | Elliott | TX | |
Anthony | Engelke | PA | |
Daniel | Erb | PA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Matthew H. | Erichsen | WA | |
Christopher "Christian" Scott | Fairbanks | UT/CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Gilvantroi | Fernandez/ Abreu Fernandez | NJ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Rick | Feuerstein | CA | |
James | Fogg | NE, KS | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Christopher | Ford | VA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
William | Foster | AL | |
Joseph | Fountain | MD | |
Neil | Frederick | MD | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (i) |
Roy Larry | Gallagher | PA | |
Sergio | Galvez | VA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX.(A); Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Todd | Gardiner | IL | Code of Ethical Conduct II.H, and II.I |
Robert Allen (Bob) | Garner | TN | |
Sean | Gilham | CA | |
Russell "Rusty" | Glanton | NM | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Timothy | Glas | NE | |
Ricardo “Chico” | Goddard | NY | |
Derek Swede | Godfrey | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Nathaniel | Goodale | VT | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Joshua Joel | Gorton | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Aaron | Graves | NM | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(II); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Terry | Gray | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Matthew | Grover | IL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Marcelo | Guimaraes | TX | |
Vernor | Gumila | IL | |
Richard | Gustafson | OR | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Johnny | Gutierrez | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Paul | Hagan | MI | |
Joseph | Hannon | IL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Ronald | Hartsfield | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Jawad | Hassan | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX.(A); Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Trenton | Haston | IN | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(C); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Robert Dean | Head | KY | |
Don | Heideman | MN | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX; Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Ted | Hicks | TN | |
Michael | Hinton | TN | |
Nicholas | Hitchcock | MI | |
Robert | Hoefer | FL | |
Frank | Hohman, Jr. | PA | |
Milos | Hroch | CA | |
Steven L. | Infante | CT | |
Matthew | Jackson | OH | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Kellee | Johnson | OR | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Alexander | Katchalov | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Faye Lorraine aka Heather Kristian | King | PA | Code of Ethical Conduct II.D./II.F. |
James | Kivisto | WI | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Kathie | Klages | MI | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Dana | Koppendrayer | FL | |
Nolan | Knuckles | AZ | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Joseph | Kowaleski | NJ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Steven | Lamensdorf | NY | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Zac | Lawson | IL | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Erik | Lazenby | NJ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Jeffrey | LeFevre | MI | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Carl | Lechner | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(II); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Joseph | Lewin/Lewandoski | NJ | USA Gymnastics Bylaw 9.3 |
Leonard | Lewis Jr. | WA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Ronnie | Lewis | AR | |
Jung Min | Lim | PA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Johnathan | Mackie | CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Parker | Madison | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Aryan | Mazloum-Yazdi | VA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement,IX.(A); Bylaw 10.14(b) |
William | McCabe | GA | |
Dean | McCollum | CO | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Scott | McFarlane | CAN | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Shawn | McNair | MO | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(II); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Joel | Mertes | TX | Code of Ethical Conduct II.H. |
Jason Miguel | Mesa | CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Troy | Miller | PA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Robert | Mollock | OR | |
John S. | Moore | WV | |
Kristoffer | Morton | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Gregory | Muller | ID | |
William | Munsinger | MN | |
Larry | Nassar | MI | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Gregorio | Nava, Sr. | TX | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
William | Newcom | GA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Brian | Nguyen | VA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Jeena | Nilson | UT | |
Paul | O'Neill | CA | |
Patrick | Okopinski | WI | |
Gilberto | Pantiga | NV | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Marian | Penev | NY | |
Stephen | Penny | IN | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
William M. | Permenter | FL | |
Don | Peters | CA | |
Timothy | Picquelle | CA | |
Boris | Ponce/ Ponce de Lion | NJ/FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Cynthia | Posmoga | PA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Vincent | Pozzuoli | CT | Bylaw 9.2 (a) |
David | Pyles | AZ | |
Sandro | Ramos | OK | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
David | Reiakvam | CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Jeffrey | Richards | FL | |
Brandon | Roberts | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Jorge | Rodriguez | NJ, MA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Rudy | Rodriguez | CA | |
Miguel | Rosario | NY | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Quentin | Ross | VA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
John H. | Row aka John Howard aka gymnasticszone.com |
DE | |
Joshua | Ruby | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IV.A.(c) Abuse of Process; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Curtis | Rucker | NC | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Gabriel | Salazar | TX | |
Adam | Savignano | NJ | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Mark | Schiefelbein | TN | |
David | Schneider | MO | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Jason | Scofield | CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Robert | Shawler | CA | |
Steve | Shirley | MO | |
Steven Todd | Siegel | CO | |
Alek | Smith | GA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Ronald | Smith | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Brandon | Standerfer | TX | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Antoine | Stanley | NC | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(A); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Blake Steven | Starr | UT | |
Leonardo | Suarez Alvarez | FL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(II); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Paul | Summers | OK | |
Mark | Swift | FL | |
Freddie Eugene | Tafoya, Jr. | CA | |
Thomas | Tellez | NY | Code of Ethical Conduct II.H. |
Jon Oliver Kenneth | Thomas | VA | |
Wyatt | Thomas | OR | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Phillip | Thompson | NC | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Jay | Thomas | LA | |
Brian | Townsend | LA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Brent | Trottier | WA | |
Bruce | Unger | TX | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Jon | Valdez | IL | |
Dwight | Van Dale | WI | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Anthony | Van Kirk | CA | |
Joel | Velasquez | OR | |
Jose | Vilchis | IL | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
David Paul | Waage | OR | |
Thomas | Waddell | NJ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Chris | Wagoner | TX | |
Jeremy | Waldridge | OR | |
Brooklyn | Walters | IN | |
Russell | Wallace | CT | |
Steve | Waples | TX | |
Derek | Waskowski | OH | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Donald | Watts | KY | |
Patrick | Wehrung | CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Mike | West | WA | |
Jonathan | White | CA | |
Lyf Christian | Wildenberg | MN | |
Keith | Willette | CA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Daniel | Witenstein | AZ | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(C); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Bill | Witthar | MO | |
Glen | Wolters | VA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.2.a; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Joel | Woodruff | TX | |
James | Woollums | AZ | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Parviz | Youssefi / Youseffi | VA | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, III.A.4; Bylaw 10.14(b) |
Paris | Zebadua | SC | SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, IX(II); Bylaw 10.14 (b) |
Daniel | Zera | NY | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |
Daniel | Zmrzel | CA | Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) |