Kameron Nelson (gymnast)

Kameron Nelson
Nelson with 2025 NCAA awards
Personal information
NicknameTriple back guy
Born (2001-08-02) August 2, 2001
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
United States United States
(2023, 2025–present)
College team
Ohio State Buckeyes
(2021–2025)
Gym
Head coach
Syque Caesar
Former coaches
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroTeam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 0 1

Kameron Nelson (born August 2, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast who has represented the United States. He won the national vault title at the 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. He competed collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and education

Nelson was born August 2, 2001, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Christy and Marvin Nelson.[1] As a military family, Nelson moved frequently.[2] He began gymnastics at six years old when his mother, a former level 10 gymnast and coach, got him involved when the family was living in Louisiana.[2] Nelson and family moved to Georgia, where he was coached by Dan Hayden.[2][3] Nelson was home schooled and later enrolled at Ohio State University to pursue gymnastics.[4]

Gymnastics career

Nelson qualified for and competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships in the junior divisions.[3] He walked on to the Ohio State Buckeyes men's gymnastics team as he had a previous encounter with Buckeyes assistant coach Casimiro Suárez.[2] He was the vault champion at the 2023 Winter Cup and the 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.[2] As a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team, Nelson participated at 2023 FIG World Cup Cairo.[5] He qualified for event finals on the floor exercise and vault where he placed 8th and 5th respectively.[5]

He won the vault title again at the 2024 Winter Cup and placed second at the 2025 Winter Cup.[1] Nelson trained triple back somersaults starting when he was a teenager and is known as the "triple back guy".[2][4]

In January 2025, Nelson became the first gymnast in history to use two triple somersaults in a single floor routine.[2][4][6][7] At the 2025 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, Nelson won the vault title and placed third on the floor exercise.[4] In August of that year, Nelson competed at the National Championships, where he won silver on floor exercise and vault behind Asher Hong on both. After the competition, he was selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships alongside Hong, Brandon Dang, Patrick Hoopes, Brody Malone, and Donnell Whittenburg.[8] At the World Championships, Nelson qualified for the floor exercise final in third place behind Jake Jarman and Carlos Yulo.[9] During the event final he finished fourth.

In November 2025, Nelson joined EVO Gymnastics to continue his gymnastics training under coach Syque Caesar.[10] At the 2026 World Cup Series in Cottbus, Germany, held on February 19-22, he won a bronze on rings.[11] In Osijek, Croatia, held on April 9-12, he was the number 1 qualifier on the floor apparatus, but just missed the podium on both the floor and vault finals.[12]

On May 11, 2026, Nelson was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan American Championships.[13] At the competition he helped the USA win bronze in the team event. Individually, he qualified for the vault event final.[14] At the 2026 U.S. National Championships, Nelson placed first on vault, second on rings, and third on floor exercise.[15] At the conclusion of the competition, he was selected to compete at the 2026 World Championships alongside Shane Wiskus, Danila Leykin, Patrick Hoopes, Fred Richard, and alternate Yul Moldauer.[16]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Kameron Nelson
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2022 NCAA Championships5
U.S. Classic266321673511
U.S. National Championships159321772125
2023 Winter Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)111st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships63rd place, bronze medalist(s)402553236
Cairo World Cup85
U.S. Classic556552
U.S. National Championships202431211st place, gold medalist(s)3230
2024 Winter Cup671st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships67
2025 Winter Cup6132nd place, silver medalist(s)23
NCAA Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)102nd place, silver medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsN/a4
2026 Cottbus World Cup53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup44
Pan American Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5
U.S. National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 "Kameron Nelson". usagym.org. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sandmaier, Christy (February 7, 2024). "Triple Threat: Kameron Nelson". Inside Gymnastics. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Hughes, Zach (July 22, 2017). "Martinez's Kameron Nelson set to compete at P&G Gymnastics Championships". wjbf.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Salsman, Nate (June 17, 2025). ""Just look out." Kameron Nelson Targets 2025 Elite Season". Inside Gymnastics. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "CAIRO WORLD CUP 2023 MEDIA RESULTS BOOK". gymnastics.sport. 2023. Archived from the original on June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hope, Dan (January 12, 2025). "Ohio State Gymnast Kameron Nelson Achieves Historic Feat". elevenwarriors.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ McCharles, Rick (January 14, 2025). "Kameron Nelson – 2 Triple Backs !". gymnasticscoaching.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hong commands all-around; Senior National Team and World Champs roster named at Xfinity U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Quartet of American men advance to Artistic World Championships finals". USA Gymnastics. October 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ Salsman, Nate (May 6, 2026). ""I wanted exactly what I'm having right now," Kameron Nelson Soars At EVO". Inside Gymnastics. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (February 22, 2026). "2026 Cottbus World Cup Men's Results". thegymter.net. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  12. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (April 13, 2026). "2026 Osijek World Cup Men's Results". thegymter.net. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  13. ↑ "2026 Pan American Championships men's team announced". USA Gymnastics. May 11, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  14. ↑ "U.S. women win team title; men take bronze to kick off 2026 Artistic Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Richard clinches first national all-around title at 2026 Xfinity Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ "U.S. men's World Championships team, National Team announced". USA Gymnastics. August 8, 2026.
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