Aleah Finnegan

Aleah Finnegan
Finnegan in 2024
Personal information
Full nameAleah Cruz Finnegan[fn 1]
Country represented Philippines
Former countries represented United States
Born (2003-01-04) January 4, 2003 (age 21)[2][3]
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[2]
ResidenceLee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[4]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–21 (USA)
2022–present (PHI)
GymGreat American Gymnastics Express
College teamLSU Tigers (2022–25)
Head coach(es)Al Fong
Assistant coach(es)Armine Barutyan
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Asian Championships 0 0 2
Southeast Asian Games 2 2 0
Total 3 2 2
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Representing  Philippines
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore Balance beam
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam All-around
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Balance beam
Representing Louisiana State Tigers
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Fort Worth Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Fort Worth Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fort Worth Floor exercise

Aleah Cruz Finnegan (born January 4, 2003) is a Filipino-American artistic gymnast. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines internationally and competed for her country of birth in the past. She was a member of the United States' women's national gymnastics team from 2019 to 2021 and was part of the team that won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games. She is the first Filipina gymnast in over 60 years to qualify and represent the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2023 Asian Championships vault and balance beam bronze medalist and the 2021 Southeast Asian Games team and vault champion. She also currently competes for the LSU Tigers gymnastics team and is the 2024 NCAA floor exercise champion.

  1. ^ Missouri Birth Index
  2. ^ a b "FINNEGAN Aleah".
  3. ^ "Aleah Finnegan". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Aleah Finnegan". LSU Gymnastics. July 27, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2024.


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