My Profile

Ivana Hong

Birthdate:
12/11/1992

Program:
Women's Artistic

Level:
Senior

Current Residence:
Menlo Park, CA

Head Coach:
Valeri Liukin

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Ivana Hong

Career Highlights

  • 2009 World Championships bronze medalist on balance beam
  • 2009 U.S. balance beam champion
  • Replacement athlete for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
  • 2007 World Championship Team gold medalist

Personal Information

  • Nickname: Ivie
  • Hometown: Laguna Hills, CA
  • Twitter/X: @IvanaHong
  • Name of High School: Lovejoy High School
  • Year you began gymnastics: 1997
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: When I was 5, my mom wanted to sign me up for some form of exercise, but we were turned away unless my mom would take the class with me. Luckily she insisted that they let me try. The rest is history.
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Mike and Michelle
  • Names of sibling(s): Isabelle, Isadora, Preston

National Competition Results

  • 2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 2nd-BB; 5th-Team
  • 2012 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Duluth, Ga. - 4th-Team, BB(T)
  • 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 1st-BB; 2nd-AA; 5th-UB; 6th-FX
  • 2009 CoverGirl Classic, Des Moines, Iowa - 1st-BB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-VT; 5th-FX
  • 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa. - 5th-AA, UB; 7th-FX; 8th-VT, BB
  • 2008 Visa Championships, Boston, Mass. - 5th-AA; 6th-BB, FX; 7th-UB
  • 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 4th-AA; 5th-BB, FX; 8th-UB
  • 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn. - 3rd-BB(T); 5th-AA; 7th-FX (Jr. Div.)
  • 2006 U.S. Classic, Kansas City, Kan. - 2nd-BB; 8th-FX; 9th-AA (Jr. Div.)
  • 2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 4th-BB; 7th-FX; 8th-AA (Jr. Div.)
  • 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn. - 5th-BB; 13th-UB; 16th-AA; 17th-FX; 18th-VT (Jr. Div.)
  • 2004 U.S. Classic, Rochester, N.Y. - 3rd-BB; 10th-AA (Jr. Div.)
  • 2004 American Challenge, Ontario, Calif. - 1st-AA, BB, UB; 2nd-VT; 4th-FX
  • 2003 U.S. Challenge, San Antonio, Texas - 2nd-AA, BB; 5th-VT; 6th-UB, FX
  • 2003 American Challenge, Boston, Mass. - 1st-UB, BB; 2nd-AA, UB; 3rd-FX; 7th-VT
  • 2002 U.S. Challenge, Virginia Beach, Va. - 1st-BB; 3rd-AA; 4th-FX; 6th-VT; 9th-UB

International Competition Results

  • 2009 World Championships, London, England - 3rd-BB
  • 2008 Friendship International Exchange, Huntsville, Texas - 1st-AA; 2nd-BB(T); 4th-UB
  • 2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team
  • 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA
  • 2007 Houston International Invitational, Houston, Texas - 2nd-AA; 2nd-BB; 3rd-VT
  • 2007 USA vs Great Britain International Competition, Lisburn, Ireland - 1st-Team; 3rd-BB; 5th-AA
  • 2006 USA/Japan/New Zealand Competition, Houston, Texas - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA, BB, FX
  • 2005 Top Gym Competition, Charleroi, Belgium - 1st-UB, BB; 3rd-AA

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed