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| Full name | Joshua Andrew Karnes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 2004 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States (2025–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Penn State Nittany Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jacob Marks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Andrew Karnes (born July 6, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast.
Early life and education
[edit]Karnes attended Erie High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, before enrolling at Pennsylvania State University to pursue gymnastics.[1]
Gymnastics career
[edit]2023
[edit]In February 2023, Karnes competed at the 2023 Winter Cup and placed fourth on floor exercise and seventh in the all-around.[2] In April, during the 2023 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars, placed fourth in the all-around and seventh on vault.[1]
In August 2023, he competed at the World University Games where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team.[3] Individually, he finished sixth in the all-around.[4]
2024
[edit]In February 2024, he competed at the 2024 Winter Cup and won silver on floor exercise and placed ninth in the all-around.[5] In April, during the 2024 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars.[1]
He then competed at the 2024 National Championships and placed seventeenth in the all-around.[6] He suffered a concussion during the event.[7] Six days before the 2024 Olympic Trials, he passed a concussion test and was cleared to compete.[8][9] At the Olympic trials, he placed eighth on horizontal bar.[10]
2025
[edit]Karnes was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Pan American Championships alongside Taylor Burkhart, Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, Asher Hong, and alternate Jun Iwai.[11] During the event, he helped team USA win team gold.[12] He also won silver on pommel horse, horizontal bar, and in the all-around with a score of 79.900.[13] Following his time at Penn State, Karnes planned to move to EVO Gymnastics to continue his training after the 2025 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Karnes was born to Jim and Monica Karnes, and has two brothers, Tony and Nick, and one sister, Abby.[1] In 2017, he competed on Little Big Shots.[15][16]
Competitive history
[edit]| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2023 | Winter Cup | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| NCAA Championships | 6 | 4 | 7 |  | |||||
| World University Games | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 2024 | Winter Cup | 9 |  | 9 | 10 | 16 | 19 | ||
| NCAA Championships | 5 | | |||||||
| U.S. National Championships | 7 | ||||||||
| Olympic Trials | 8 | ||||||||
| 2025 | NCAA Championships | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Pan American Championships |  | | | 5 | | ||||
| U.S. National Championships | 5 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 2026 | Winter Cup | 5 | 4 | | 6 | ||||
| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Josh Karnes". gopsusports.com. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Moldauer claims senior men's all-around Winter Cup title; top five athletes clinch National Team spots". USA Gymnastics. February 24, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "U.S. men's team lands fourth at the FISU World University Games in China". USA Gymnastics. August 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Richard and Karnes notch top-10 all-around finishes at the World University Games in Chengdu". USA Gymnastics. August 4, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Moldauer surges on Day 2 to take senior men's Winter Cup gold; Senior National Team is renamed". USA Gymnastics. February 25, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "National titles, Olympic Trials berths on the line at 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Erie gymnast Karnes overcame concussion to compete at Olympic trials". Erie Times-News. July 3, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "USA Gymnastics announces rosters for 2024 Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ Uveino, Jeff (June 27, 2024). "Erie native Karnes to compete at US Olympic Trials". Erie Times-News. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "How Josh Karnes, Erie native and Penn State gymnast, fared at US Olympic Trials". Erie Times-News. July 1, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "U.S. men's program announces roster for 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, World University Games". USA Gymnastics. May 7, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "U.S. sweeps team titles at Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Karnes wins all-around silver, U.S. men strong in qualifying at 2025 Senior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ Crumlish, John (July 24, 2025). "U.S. gymnast Joshua Karnes: 'For me, the mental aspect is much more important than the physical'". International Gymnast. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Karnes featured on NBC's Little Big Shots". USA Gymnastics. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Erie gymnast Karnes appears on TV show 'Little Big Shots'". Erie Times-News. June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Karnes at World Gymnastics
- Joshua Karnes at USA Gymnastics
- Joshua Karnes at InterSportStats
- Joshua Karnes at Penn State Nittany Lions
