Brandon Han Dang (born May 26, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast who is a pommel horse specialist. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
Early life Dang was born to Eric and Lynne Dang and has a brother named Ethan who works at Padlet. He attended Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose, California, where he was a six-time national pommel horse champion.
Gymnastics career 2024 In February 2024, Dang competed at the 2024 Winter Cup, and won bronze on pommel horse.
He began competing for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnastics team in 2024. During the season, he was named CGA National Rookie of the Week three times, Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times, Big Ten Specialist of the Week two times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
He competed at the 2024 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and won bronze on pommel horse.
2025 In February 2025, he competed at the 2025 Winter Cup and won gold on pommel horse. As a result, he was named to the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He was selected to compete at the 2025 FIG World Cup. He made his international debut at the Baku World Cup and won gold on pommel horse.
During the 2025 NCAA season, he was named CGA Specialist of the Week four times and Big Ten Specialist of the Week five times. During the regular season, he was undefeated on pommel horse, going a perfect 7–0, and was named Big Ten Specialist of the Year.
Dang was selected to represent the United States at the Pan American Championships alongside Asher Hong, Taylor Christopulos, Taylor Burkhart, Joshua Karnes, and alternate Jun Iwai. During the event, he helped team USA win team gold. He also won gold on the pommel horse. In August, Dang competed at the National Championships where he placed on pommel horse behind Patrick Hoopes. After the competition, he was selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships alongside Hoopes, Asher Hong, Brody Malone, Kameron Nelson, and Donnell Whittenburg.
At the World Championships, Dang finished twenty-first on pommel horse during the qualification round and did not qualify for the event final.
2026 On May 11, 2026, Dang was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan American Championships as a non-traveling replacement athlete. He replaced Donnell Whittenburg as the official traveling alternate. Since the United States won team bronze, Dang was also awarded the bronze as the alternate. At the 2026 U.S. National Championships, Dang won silver on pommel horse behind Patrick Hoopes.
Dang competed at the 2026 Paris World Challenge Cup where he won bronze on pommel horse behind Hamlet Manukyan and Gabriele Targhetta.
Competitive history +Competitive history of Brandon DangYearEvent 2023 Winter Cup 4 2024 Winter Cup Big Ten Championships NCAA Championships 5 4 U.S. National Championships 2025 Winter Cup Baku World Cup Antalya World Cup 6 Big Ten Championships NCAA Championships 6 31 Cairo World Cup 4 Pan American Championships U.S. National Championships World Championships 21 2026 Cottbus World Cup 6 NCAA Championships 5 Pan American Championships U.S. National Championships Paris World Challenge Cup
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Brandon Dang at Illinois Fighting Illini