Jun Iwai
{{Short description|American gymnast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| full_name = Junnosuke Iwai
| country = United States
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|06|12}}
| birth_place = Japan{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=103618|title=FIG Profile: Junnosuke Iwai|work=International Gymnastics Federation}}
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| training = Lewisville, Texas
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| discipline = MAG
| natlteam = 2025–present (USA)
| gym = Texas Dreams Gymnastics
| collegeteam = Stanford Cardinal (2026–2029)
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{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Panama City|Team}}
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{{MedalCompetition|FIG World Cup}}
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Junnosuke Iwai (born June 12, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and will compete in collegiate gymnastics for Stanford.
Gymnastics career
=2024=
In early 2024, Iwai competed at the Winter Cup and placed first in the junior division. Additionally, he helped Division 3 win the Elite Team Cup.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/iwai-claims-all-around-gold-region-3-wins-team-title-at-usa-gymnastics-elite-team-cup/|title=Iwai claims all-around gold; Region 3 wins team title at USA Gymnastics Elite Team Cup|date=February 24, 2024|work=USA Gymnastics}}
In November, Iwai signed his National Letter of Intent for the Stanford Cardinal.{{cite tweet|number=1857158451123896473|user=StanfordMGym|date=November 14, 2024|title=Signed ✍️🌲 Welcome to The Farm, Junnosuke Iwai!}}
=2025=
Iwai began competing at the senior level in 2025. He made his senior debut at the 2025 Winter Cup, placing fifth in the all-around. During the event finals, he placed second on floor exercise and sixth on parallel bars.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/loos-clinches-all-around-floor-and-rings-titles-2025-senior-mens-national-team-presented-by-xfinity-named-at-winter-cup/|title=Loos clinches all-around, floor and rings titles; 2025 Senior Men’s National Team Presented by Xfinity named at Winter Cup|date=February 23, 2025|work=USA Gymnastics}} As a result he was added to the senior national team.{{cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/news/2025/02/27/stanford-heads-to-happy-valley|title=Stanford Heads to Happy Valley|date=February 27, 2025|work=Stanford Cardinal}}
Iwai made his senior international debut at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Riley Loos, Taylor Christopulos, Kiran Mandava, and Kai Uemura. Together they finished as the second-placed team behind Japan. Individually Iwai won bronze on floor exercise behind Artem Dolgopyat and Lorenzo Minh Casali and silver on horizontal bar behind Yumin Abbadini.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2025/03/31/2025-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-mens-results/|title=2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Men’s Results|date=March 31, 2025|work=The Gymternet}} He next competed at the Osijek World Cup where he qualified to the floor exercise and horizontal bar finals,{{cite tweet|number=1910718974817431676|user=USAGym|date=April 11, 2025|title=Jun finishes seventh in High Bar qualifying and will advance to Sunday's final (in addition to tomorrow's Floor final!)}} winning silver on the former.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/weekend-recap-mag-wag-osijek-world-cup-wag-city-of-jesolo-trophy/|title=Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG Osijek World Cup, WAG City of Jesolo Trophy|date=April 14, 2025|work=USA Gymnastics}} In May Iwai was selected as the traveling alternate for the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Taylor Burkhart, Asher Hong, Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, and Joshua Karnes.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-mens-program-announces-roster-for-2025-senior-pan-american-championships-world-university-games/|title=U.S. men’s program announces roster for 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, World University Games|date=May 7, 2025|work=USA Gymnastics}} Prior to the start of the qualification round teammate Hong fell sick and Iwai was substituted in. He helped the USA qualify for the team final in first place and he qualified for the floor exercise final.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/karnes-wins-all-around-silver-u-s-men-strong-in-qualifying-at-2025-senior-pan-american-championships/|title=Karnes wins all-around silver, U.S. men strong in qualifying at 2025 Senior Pan American Championships|date=June 12, 2025|work=USA Gymnastics}} However, during the qualification round teammate Burkhart tweaked his back and had to withdraw from apparatus finals, leading Iwai to qualify additionally to the parallel bars and horizontal bar finals.{{cite tweet|user=USAGym|number=1933530410992156753|date=June 13, 2025|title=Taylor Burkhart will not compete in the team final, replacement athlete Asher Hong will compete on Saturday.}} During the team final, Iwai contributed scores on all apparatuses minus pommel horse towards the USA's first-place finish.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-sweeps-team-titles-at-senior-pan-am-championships/ |title=U.S. sweeps team titles at Senior Pan Am Championships |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 14, 2025 |access-date=June 14, 2025}} During apparatus finals Iwai won gold on floor exercise and finished eighth and fourth on parallel bars and horizontal bar respectively.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/americans-win-11-apparatus-medals-16-total-as-2025-senior-pan-ams-conclude/|title=Americans win 11 apparatus medals, 16 total as 2025 Senior Pan Ams conclude|work=USA Gymnastics|date=June 15, 2025}}
Competitive history
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! width=37% class=unsortable| Event ! width=7% class=unsortable| Team ! width=7% class=unsortable| AA ! width=7% class=unsortable|FX ! width=7% class=unsortable|PH ! width=7% class=unsortable|SR ! width=7% class=unsortable|VT ! width=7% class=unsortable|PB ! width=7% class=unsortable|HB | |||||||||
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| colspan="10" | Junior | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | align=left | Elite Team Cup | {{gold1}} | |||||||
| align=left | Winter Cup | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | 5 | {{silver2}} | |||||
| colspan="10" | Senior | |||||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2025 | align=left | Winter Cup | 5 | {{silver2}} | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{silver2}} | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | ||||||
| align=left | Osijek World Cup | {{silver2}} | 8 | |||||||
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| align=left | Pan American Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | 8 | 4 |
References
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Category:American male artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Texas