Cameron Bock Explained

Cameron Bock
Full Name:Cameron Matthew Bock
Country:United States
Birth Date:18 September 1998
Birth Place:Newport Beach, California
Hometown:Tustin, California, U.S.
Residence:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Height:5 ft 4 in
Weight:135 lbs
Discipline:MAG
Natlteam:2018–2019, 2021–2024
Collegeteam:Michigan Wolverines
Headcoach:Yuan Xiao
Assistcoach:Jordan Gaarenstroom, Juha Tanskanen
Retired:June 30, 2024
Show-Medals:yes

Cameron Matthew Bock (born September 18, 1998) is an American former artistic gymnast. He was named a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team in 2018 and competed on the University of Michigan men's gymnastics team from 2018–2022.[1] [2] He was a member of the gold medal winning teams at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2018 Pan American Championships.

Early life and education

Bock was born on September 18, 1998, in Newport Beach, California, to Nicholas and Jennifer Bock. His hometown is Tustin, California and was educated via Connections Academy. He later attended the University of Michigan to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

Bock won the gold medal in the men's team all-around event at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships held in Lima, Peru.[3]

In 2019, he competed at the 2019 Winter Cup, where he placed third on pommel horse. He also represented the United States at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won the bronze medal in the men's parallel bars event.[4] [5] He also won the silver medal in the men's artistic team all-around event.

Bock announced his retirement from gymnastics competition in June 2024 via Instagram following the 2024 United States Olympic trials.[6]

Competitive history

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Junior
2013 align=left U.S. National Championships (15-16) 9 8 18 15 4 13
2014 align=left U.S. National Championships (15-16) 9 14 12 23 4 13
2015 align=left Junior Japan International 7 4 4 5
2016 align=left RD761 International Team Cup 4 6
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Senior
2017 align=left 26 32 25 33 26 33 34
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2018 align=left 10 5
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2019 align=left 10 18 6 14 14 5
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2020 align=left 13 18 6 15 13 20
2021 align=left 6 4 6
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2022 align=left 34 12 34 11
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align=left 12 14 5 11 30 27 15
2023 align=left 10 6 13 15 10 7 6
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align=left 9 15 8 12 7 5 15
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2024 align=left 4 9 6 8 13 11
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Men’s National Team, World Championships Team squad, Senior Pan American Championships Team . August 19, 2018 . usagym.org . July 10, 2024.
  2. Web site: Cameron Bock - Men's Gymnastics - University of Michigan . 8 Oct 2021 . Board of Regents of the University of Michigan . MGoBlue . October 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008133152/https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-gymnastics/roster/cameron-bock/22667 . live .
  3. Web site: Men's team results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329161255/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18panamchamps_team.pdf. March 29, 2019. November 8, 2020. 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships.
  4. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012195634/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/GA_Results_Book_1.0.pdf. 12 October 2020. 7 November 2020. 2019 Pan American Games.
  5. News: Pavitt. Michael. August 1, 2019. Eaker stars on beam as artistic gymnastics concludes at Lima 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. live. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921180536/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082907/eaker-wins-beam-gold-at-lima-2019. September 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: A lot of people never tell themselves the right story. . June 30, 2024 . instagram.com . July 10, 2024.