Courtney Kupets

Courtney Kupets
Personal information
Full nameCourtney Anne Kupets
Country represented United States
Born (1986-07-27) July 27, 1986 (age 38)
Bedford, Texas, U.S.
HometownGaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Height5 ft 0¾ in
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team1999–2004 (USA)
ClubHill's Gymnastics
College teamGeorgia Gymdogs (University of Georgia)
Head coach(es)Suzanne Yoculan
Assistant coach(es)Jay Clark
Former coach(es)Kelli Hill
RetiredApril 18, 2009
Medal record
Representing  United States
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Uneven Bars
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Debrecen Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim Team
Representing University of Georgia
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auburn Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auburn Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auburn Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auburn All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City Vault
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2008 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lincoln Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lincoln Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lincoln Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lincoln Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lincoln All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2006 Auburn Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2007 Salt Lake City Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2007 Salt Lake City Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Salt Lake City Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lincoln Vault
Current position
TitleFormer Head coach
TeamGeorgia Bulldogs
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2010Georgia (Student Asst.)
2017–2024Georgia

Courtney Anne Kupets Carter (born July 27, 1986)[1] is an American former artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist from the 2004 Olympics (silver in the team competition, bronze on uneven bars), the 2002 world champion on the uneven bars, the 2003 U.S. national all-around champion, and the 2004 U.S. national all-around co-champion (with Carly Patterson). She is also a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2003 World Championships.

During her time at the University of Georgia, the Georgia women's gymnastics team won four straight NCAA national championships from 2006 to 2009. During the 2009–10 season, Kupets was a student assistant coach to the team's new head coach, Jay Clark. On May 9, 2017, Kupets-Carter was announced as the new head coach of the Georgia Gym Dogs.[2] She was relieved as head coach of Georgia Gymnastics on April 19, 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "Biography: Kupets, Courtney". www.usghof.org. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  2. ^ Georgia Gymnastics [@UGAGymnastics] (9 May 2017). "The new head coach of the Georgia Gym Dogs - @CourtneyKupets!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Georgia gymnastics coach Courtney Kupets Carter fired after seven seasons".