Ivana Hong

Ivana Hong
Personal information
Full nameIvana Hong
Country represented United States
Born (1992-12-11) December 11, 1992 (age 31)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2005–10 (US)
ClubWOGA
College teamStanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)Valeri Liukin
Assistant coach(es)Natalya Marakova
Former coach(es)Al Fong, Armine Barutian-Fong
MusicArmenian Duduk (2008), My Sweet and Tender Beast (2009)
Medal record
Gymnastics
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 London Balance Beam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place Rio de Janeiro 2007 Team
Bronze medal – third place Rio de Janeiro 2007 All-Around
Visa Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dallas Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dallas Vault
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dallas All-Around

Ivana Hong (born December 11, 1992, in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal American team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the all-around bronze medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games. Hong was named an alternate to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team and was a member of the U.S. Women's Team in the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London.

Hong is of Chinese and Vietnamese ancestry.[1][2] Hong lived in Blue Springs, Missouri, and trained at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) for four years.[3] She also trained under Valeri Liukin at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA).[4] She competed for Stanford University from 2012 to 2016.

  1. ^ "Super Seven–USA Women's Team wins seven medals at the World Championships including the Team Gold". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2010-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Ivana's Official Website
  4. ^ "News | Inside Gymnastics Magazine". www.insidegymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29.