US Men"s Gymnastics National Champions (Rings)
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Blaine Wilson matched his five national all-around titles with five rings titles as well. Jim Hartung earned four in the early to mid '80s, and Scott Keswick did the same in the late '80s and early '90s.
US rings champions in men's gymnastics:
Year / Name / Club / Age / Score
1963: Art Shurlock, University of California, age 25, 18.40
1964: Glen Gailis, University of Iowa
1965: Glen Gailis, University of Iowa, 9.55
1966: Glen Gailis, University of Iowa, 9.375
1967: Fred Dennis, Southern Illinois University, 19.075
----- Don Hatch, University of Iowa, 9.10 (USAG and AAU champs were both named)
1968: Yoshi Hayasaki, University of Washington, age 21, 9.437
1969: Fred Dennis, Southern Illinois University, 19.15
----- Bob Emery, Pennsylvania State University, age 22, 9.15
1970: Makoto Sakamoto, University of Southern California, age 23, 9.2125
1971: Yoshi Takei, Georgia Southern University, age 25
1972: Yoshi Takei, Georgia Southern University, age 26, 18.700
1973: Jim Ivicek, New Mexico, age 21, 19.650
1974: Tom Weeden, California State-Berkeley, 18.500
1975: Tom Beach, California State-Berkeley, age 20, 18.375
1976: (none)
1977: Kurt Thomas, Indiana State University, age 21
1978: Mike Silverstein, Temple, 18.825
1979: Bart Conner, University of Oklahoma, age 21, 19.200
1980: Jim Hartung, University of Nebraska, age 20, 19.250
1981: Jim Hartung, University of Nebraska, age 21, 19.575
1982: Jim Hartung, University of Nebraska, age 22, 19.650
----- Peter Vidmar, University of California-Los Angeles, age 20, 19.650
1983: Mitch Gaylord, University of California-Los Angeles, age 22, 19.625
1984: Jim Hartung, University of Nebraska, age 23, 19.700
1985: Dan Hayden, Arizona State University, age 20, 19.175
1986: Dan Hayden, Gym Center of Tucson, age 21, 19.475
1987: Scott Johnson, Unattached, age 25, 19.525
1988: Dan Hayden, Woodward Gymnastics, age 23, 19.650
1989: Scott Keswick, University of California-Los Angeles, age 19, 9.725
1990: Scott Keswick, University of California-Los Angeles, age 20, 9.725
1991: Scott Keswick, University of California-Los Angeles, age 21, 9.825
1992: Tim Ryan, Stanford University, age 21, 9.850
1993: John Roethlisberger, University of Minnesota, age 23, 9.612
1994: Scott Keswick, University of California-Los Angeles, age 24, 9.625
1995: Paul O’Neill, USOTC, age 30, 9.812
1996: Kip Simons, Ohio State University, age 23, 9.637
1997: Blaine Wilson, Independent, age 23, 9.150
1998: Jeff Johnson, Univ.
of Washington, age 23, 9.650
1999: Blaine Wilson, USOTC-Team Texaco, age 25, 9.600
2000: Blaine Wilson, Team Texaco-USOTC, age 26, 9.900
----- John Roethlisberger, Team Texaco-Minnesota, age 30, 9.900
2001: Sean Townsend, Team Texaco-USOTC, age 22, 9.350
2002: Blaine Wilson, Team Chevron-Ohio State, age 28, 9.850
2003: Blaine Wilson, Team Chevron-Ohio State, age 29, 9.825
----- Erwin Marshall, Stanford, age 28, 9.825
2004: Raj Bhavsar, Team Chevron-Ohio State, age 24, 19.550
2005: Sean Golden, Houston Gymnastics Academy, age 22, 19.100
2006: Kevin Tan, Team Chevron, age 25, 32.650
2007: Kevin Tan, Team Chevron, age 26, 32.850
2008: Kevin Tan, Team Chevron, age 26, 33.350
2009: Jonathan Horton, Cypress Academy, age 23, 31.600
2010: Brandon Wynn, Ohio State University, age 21, 32.250
2011: Brandon Wynn, Ohio State University, age 22, 31.300
2012: Jonathan Horton, Cypress Academy, age 26, 30.900
2013: Brandon Wynn, Ohio State University, age 24, 31.500
Source: USA Gymnastics
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the national governing body for gymnastics from 1897-1969, at which time, USA Gymnastics became the official governing body.
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