Sam

Mikulak

Personal

Son of Steve and Tina Mikulak...Has one younger sister, Alex...Won back-to-back NCAA all-around titles in leading the University of Michigan to consecutive national team titles (2013-14)...Named the 2014 Nissen-Emery award recipient...A year before the 2012 Olympic Games, he broke both of his ankles, but was able to utilize the time off his feet to better himself on pommel horse and still rings...Co-founded an herbal tea company called MatéBros with two of his gymnastics friends...Enjoys long boarding, beatboxing, skeet shooting and playing tennis, soccer, football and golf...Began gymnastics at age 2...Favorite event is high bar.

Olympic Experience

• 3-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 5th (Team - Men), 6th (Parallel Bars - Men), 12th (Individual All-Around - Men), 15th (Floor Exercise - Men), 23th (Pommel Horse - Men), 25th (Rings - Men), 54th (Horizontal Bar - Men)
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 4th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 5th (Team - Men), 7th (Individual All-Around - Men), 8th (Floor Exercise - Men), 14th (Parallel Bars - Men), 24th (Rings - Men), 60th (Pommel Horse - Men)
• Olympic Games London 2012, 5th (Team - Men, Vault - Men), 12th (Floor Exercise - Men), 13th (Parallel Bars - Men), 20th (Pommel Horse - Men), 43th (Horizontal Bar - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – 4th (Team - Men), 5th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 7th (Individual All-Around - Men), 28th (Parallel Bars - Men), 44th (Rings - Men), 85th (Pommel Horse - Men), 189th (Floor Exercise - Men)
• Years of participation: Floor Exercise - Men 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019; Horizontal Bar - Men 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019; Individual All-Around - Men 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019; Parallel Bars - Men 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019; Pommel Horse - Men 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019; Rings - Men 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019; Team - Men 2014, 2018, 2019
• Medals: 2 (2 bronze)
• Bronze – 2018 (Horizontal Bar - Men); 2014 (Team - Men)

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