Sydney Johnson-Scharpf

Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
— Gymnast —
Full name Sydney Ashlyn Johnson-Scharpf
Country represented  United States
Born (2000-08-02) August 2, 2000
Orlando, Florida, United States
Hometown Groveland, Florida, United States
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Junior International Elite
Club Brandy Johnson's
College team Florida Gators (2018-22)
Head coach(es) Brandy Johnson & Kelly Pitzen
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing the  United States

Sydney Ashlyn Johnson-Scharpf (born August 2, 2000 in Orlando, Florida) is an American artistic gymnast and daughter of Brandy Johnson, 1988 Olympian.

Competitive history

2013

Johnson-Scharpf competed at the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup and placed 23rd.[1] She later qualified to Elite and competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, finishing 18th.[2] At U.S. Nationals, Sydney placed 27th.[3]

2014

At the 2014 Secret US Classic, Johnson-Scharpf finished 31st in the all-around.[4]

She later advanced to the 2014 P&G Championships, finishing 25th after two days of competition.[5]

2015

Johnson-Scharpf attended the U.S. selection camp for the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy but was not named to the team.

Sydney competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, contributing scores of 14.400 on vault, 13.000 on bars, 14.000 on beam, and 13.750 on floor to a 7th place all-around finish of 55.150. [6]

Sydney competed at P&G Gymnastics Championships in the junior division. She finished 6th in the all-around with a two-day combined total of 110.900, earning a spot on the 2015-2016 Junior National Team. [7]

2016

In her first year as a Senior International Elite gymnast, Johnson-Schaarpf competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She finished 18th in the All-Around competition. [8]

In June of 2016, Sydney suffered a knee injury and was not able to compete at the Secret U.S. Classic or the P&G Gymnastics Championships.

Personal life

Sydney was born on August 2, 2000 in Orlando, Florida to Brandy and Bill Johnson-Scharpf. Her mom, Brandy, is a former gymnast and represented the U.S. at the 1988 Olympics.

The family currently live in Groveland, Florida and Sydney attends Montverde Academy, graduating in 2018. Following high school graduation, she will attend University of Florida and is signed to their gymnastics team.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Nastia Liukin Cup" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "2013 Secret U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "2013 P&G Championships - Women Day 2" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014 Secret U.S. Classic" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.gym-style.com/sydneyjohnsonscharpf/results.htm
  6. ↑ http://thegymter.net/2015/07/29/2015-secret-u-s-classic-results/
  7. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15champs_jraa.pdf
  8. ↑ http://thegymter.net/2016/03/19/2016-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/
  9. ↑ http://www.gym-style.com/sydneyjohnsonscharpf/facts.htm
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