# Ian Gunther

Ian David Gunther (born September 10, 1999) is an American artistic gymnast and social media content creator. He is a 4-time NCAA team champion, and an MPSF team champion with Stanford. Individually, he was a horizontal bar bronze medalist at the 2023 Winter Cup, and placed 8th all-around. He is a former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

## Early life and education

Gunther was born in Houston, Texas, on September 10, 1999. He attended Westside High School in Houston, class of 2018. At Stanford, he majored in product design, graduating in 2022, and completed an M.S. in sustainability science & practice.
Gunther has suffered from osteochondritis dissecans of the knee from his intense gymnastics training. He had surgery to correct it in 2015.

## Gymnastics career

Gunther began in gymnastics at age 4 and a half. During his career, he has been an NCAA All-American 10 times. In 2017, he won gold on rings and parallel bars at the Junior Olympic national meet.
Gunther began competing for the Stanford Cardinal in the 2018–2019 season. During the 2019 NCAA National Championships Gunther helped Stanford win as a team; individually he placed fourth on rings. Gunther would go on and help Stanford win the team title again in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
In 2021 Gunther qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympic Trials. He finished twelfth overall. In 2022, he received media attention for breaking a horizontal bar in half.
In the fall of 2024, Gunther participated in the Gold Over America Tour. He later competed at the 2024 Sokol Grand Prix and placed second with teammate Denelle Pedrick. In a YouTube short, Gunther announced it was his last competitive routine. He followed that with an Instagram post on December 8, 2024, confirming his retirement from competitive gymnastics.

## Social media

Gunther received media recognition for his work on Collyge, an app rivaling TikTok in the short-form video market. The app launched in March 2023.
Gunther has gained attention from the national media for his efforts to promote gymnastics via social media. He started creating content during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States when the NCAA gymnastics season was shut down. His activity on social media allowed Gunther to pay for his Stanford student tuition.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
| Junior ||||||||||
| 2016 | U.S. National Championships (15-16) | 19 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | RD761 International | | | | | | 5 | |
| 2017 | Winter Cup | 27 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 27 |
| 2017 | U.S. National Championships (17-18) | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 15 | | 5 |
| 2018 | Winter Cup | 14 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| 2018 | Elite Team Cup | | | | | | | |
| Senior ||||||||||
| 2019 | Winter Cup | 36 | | | | | | |
| 2019 | NCAA Championships | | | 28 | 4 | | | |
| 2020 | Winter Cup | 10 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | NCAA Championships | | | 5 | 4 | | 7 | |
| 2021 | U.S. National Championships | 8 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | Olympic Trials | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | Winter Cup | 13 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 4 |
| 2022 | NCAA Championships | | | | 6 | | 5 | |
| 2023 | Winter Cup | 8 | 20 | 9 | | 5 | 13 | |
| 2023 | NCAA Championships | | | | 14 | | 10 | 17 |
| 2023 | U.S. Classic | 12 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | U.S. National Championships | 16 | 18 | 18 | | 13 | 28 | 19 |
| 2024 | Winter Cup | | 11 | | 9 | | | 6 |
| 2024 | U.S. National Championships | | 21 | | 13 | | 27 | 8 |