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Brandon Briones
Brandon Briones
	Briones at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Brandon Briones
Country represented	United States
Born	April 29, 2001 (age 23); Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Hometown	Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2021–2023
Gym	USA Flairs; Aspire Junior Sun Devils
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)	Thom Glielmi
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing United States
Youth Olympic Games
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Men's artistic gymnastics
Youth Olympic Games

Brandon Briones (born April 29, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is the 2018 Youth Olympic vault champion.^[1]^[2] Briones was an alternate for the 2020 Olympic men's gymnastics team.

Early life and education

Briones was born in Park Ridge, Illinois to Laurie and Deo Briones; he grew up in Gilbert, Arizona.^[3] He attended Gilbert High School before enrolling at Stanford University.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2017

Briones competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where he helped the USA place third as a team. Individually he placed second in the all-around behind Shiga Tachibana of Japan.^[4] During event finals he won silver on floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings and won bronze on parallel bars and horizontal bar.^[5] Briones next competed at the Winter Cup where he placed tenth in the all-around, competing against both junior and senior athletes. Briones competed at the 2017 Junior Olympic National Championships where he won gold in the all-around.^[6] In June Briones broke his leg and was unable to compete for the remainder of the season.

2018

Briones returned to competition at the Elite Team Cup where his region placed second. In June Briones competed at the Junior Pan American Championships where he helped the USA finish first as a team and individually Briones won gold in the all-around.^[7] At the U.S. National Championships Briones placed first in the junior division (17-18). Additionally, he placed first on rings and horizontal bar, third on floor exercise, pommel horse, and parallel bars, and sixth on vault.^[8]

Briones was later selected to represent the United States at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[9] At the Youth Olympic Games Briones won gold on vault. Additionally, he placed fourth in the all-around, rings, and horizontal bar, and fifth on floor exercise and pommel horse.^[10]

In November Briones signed his National Letter of Intent with Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team.^[11]

Briones at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Senior

2020–21

Briones began competing for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team in 2020; however the NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

Briones returned to competition at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Stanford defend their team title. Individually he came in third in the all-around behind teammate Brody Malone and Shane Wiskus of Minnesota.^[13] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Briones finished in fourth place behind Malone, Yul Moldauer, and Sam Mikulak.^[14] As a result he qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.^[15] At the Olympic Trials Briones finished fifth in the all-around.^[16] He was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.^[17]

2023

Briones returned to competition in early 2023 after not competing in 2022 due to injury. He helped Stanford win their fourth consecutive National Championship title and individually earned the second-highest score on rings. Briones was a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award, ultimately losing to Paul Juda.^[18] In August Briones competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed second on horizontal bar behind Shane Wiskus. Additionally, he placed fifth on rings and sixth on vault.^[19]

Competitive history

Year	Event	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2017	RD761 International Junior Team Cup
	Winter Cup	10	8	21	17	9	29	11
	Elite Cup
	Junior Olympic National Championships (JE16)
2018	Elite Team Cup
	Junior Pan American Championships		6	6			6
	Junior Olympic National Championships (JE17)					5
	U.S. National Championships					6
	Youth Olympic Games	4	5	5	4			4
2019	Elite Team Cup
2021	NCAA Championships					5
	U.S. National Championships	4	5	10	5	5	9	4
	Olympic Trials	5	7	7	7	10	7	6
2023	MPSF Championships					4		10
	NCAA Championships					12
	U.S. Classic				5	6
	U.S. National Championships				5