Dan Hayden Explained

Dan Hayden
Full Name:Daniel Hayden
Country:United States
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Residence:Evans, Georgia, U.S.
Discipline:MAG
Collegeteam:Arizona State Sun Devils
Eponymousskills:Hayden (horizontal bar)
Show-Medals:yes

Daniel Hayden (born 1965 in Buffalo, New York) is a retired American gymnast. Hayden was a United States men's national artistic gymnastics team member and appeared at the 1985 and 1987 World Championships. He was a US national champion.[1] Hayden competed for Arizona State University and was a collegiate national champion. In 1988, he was second at the Olympic Trials during the first day of competition but fell to eighth on the second day when he twice missed a Kovacs release on the horizontal bar. He was not selected for the team but was named as an alternate.[2] [3]

Hayden's twin brother, Dennis, was also an elite gymnast. The two own a gymnastics facility in Augusta, Georgia.[4] [5] [6] Both brothers were star junior athletes and moved away from home to train.[7]

He was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.[8]

Eponymous skills

Hayden has one named element on the horizontal bar.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: :: USA Gymnastics :: U.S. National Champions - Men :: . Usagym.org . 2013-05-13 . 2016-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423083210/https://usagym.org/pages/pressbox/history/nationalchamps_men.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Michael Janofsky . Olympic Notebook; Turmoil at Gymnastic Trials - New York Times . . 1988-08-03 . 2013-05-13.
  3. Web site: Mike Conklin. . Top U.s. Men's Gymnast Has Star Quality - Chicago Tribune . Chicago Tribune . 1988-08-07 . 2013-05-13.
  4. Web site: About Us . Haydens Gym . 2013-05-13.
  5. Web site: Home - NBC 26 - Here for You . .nbc26.tv . 2013-05-13 .
  6. Web site: LaTina Emerson . Life in gymnastics has twists and turns | The Augusta Chronicle . Chronicle.augusta.com . 2013-05-13.
  7. Book: Boys' Life . 14 . daniel hayden gymnastics. . . July 1944 . Boy Scouts of America . 2013-05-13.
  8. Web site: :: USA Gymnastics :: USA Gymnastics Hall Of Fame Class Of 2004 Inducted Tonight :: . Usagym.org . 2004-06-26 . 2013-05-13.
  9. Web site: Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics . December 2023 . gymnastics.sport . August 13, 2024.
  10. Web site: Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028 . July 3, 2024 . gymnastics.sport . August 13, 2024.

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