Ivana Hong

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gymnastname= Ivana Hong


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caption= Ivana Hong on the Balance Beam
fullname=Ivana Hong
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country= USA
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birthdate= birth date and age|1992|12|11
birthplace= Worcester, Massachusetts
hometown= Blue Springs, Missouri
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discipline= WAG
level= Senior International Elite
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club= Great American Gymnastics Express
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headcoach= Al Fong
assistcoach=Armine Barutyan-Fong
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music=Armenian Duduk
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Ivana Hong (born December 11, 1992 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal American team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the all-around bronze medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games. She was named an alternate to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.

Hong is of Chinese ancestry [ [http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/news/2007/oct17-07SuperSevenInterviews.html Super Seven–USA Women's Team wins seven medals at the World Championships including the Team Gold] ] . Ivana now lives in Blue Springs, Missouri where she trains at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE).

Career

Hong qualified to Junior Elite status in 2004 and made the United States Junior National Championships at age eleven. While she was not successful in making the national team, she had nonetheless made her mark on the United States gymnastics scene. A year later, she qualified to the national team. She did so again in 2006, earning a solid 5th place in the all-around and a bronze medal on beam.

Hong became a Senior International Elite in 2007. She was part of the American team which won gold in the Pan-American Games in Brazil. Hong also won a bronze medal in the all-around at this competition. Hong's strong showing at this competition and the U.S. Nationals qualified her to the World Championships team where she again won gold as a member of the United States team. [http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?ArticleID=294]

Hong earned a spot on the 2008-2009 U.S. Senior National team [http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?tabid=369&ArticleID=2233] , and competed for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. Hong offered clean lines and tremendous form throughout the selection process, but did not earn a particularly high mark on any of the four pieces of apparatus, making it difficult for her to contribute in the team finals format where only the top three gymnasts on each event compete. Hong's skill as an all-around athlete without a weak event enabled her to be named, along with Jana Bieger and Corrie Lothrop, as one of three reserve athletes for the U.S. Olympic team. [http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?tabid=321&ArticleID=2296]

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