Donothan Bailey | |
Full Name: | Donothan Anthony Bailey |
Country: | United States |
Birth Date: | 29 December 1990 |
Birth Place: | Orange County, California, U.S. |
Hometown: | Lake Forest, California, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
Discipline: | MAG |
Natlteam: | 2011–2012, 2015–2019 |
Gym: | USOTC Team Hilton Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center |
Collegeteam: | California Golden Bears |
Headcoach: | Andriy Stepanchenko |
Formercoach: | Eduard Azarian |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Donothan Anthony Bailey (born December 29, 1990) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.[1]
Bailey was born on December 29, 1990, in Orange County, California. His hometown is Lake Forest, California, and he attended Mission Viejo High School.[2] He trained at Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center under coach Eduard Azarian.[2] He later enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley to pursue gymnastics.[3]
In college, Bailey competed for the California Golden Bears men's gymnastics team from 2010 through 2014.
Nationally, he won a silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2016 Winter Cup and a bronze at the 2015 Winter Cup. He added a horizontal bar bronze medal at the 2017 Winter Cup. He was the United States champion on the pommel horse at the 2016 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and won two silver medals at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.[4]
Internationally, Bailey represented the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal in the team all-around.