Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
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| Full name | Sydney Ashlyn Johnson-Scharpf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2, 2000 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Groveland, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015–16 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators (2018-22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brandy Johnson's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Brandy Johnson & Kelly Pitzen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sydney Ashlyn Johnson-Scharpf (born August 2, 2000, in Orlando, Florida) is an American artistic gymnast and daughter of Brandy Johnson, a member of the 1988 USA Olympic Team.
Competitive history
[edit]2013
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In her first year as a Senior International Elite gymnast, Johnson-Scharpf competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She finished 18th in the All-Around competition.[8]
In June 2016, Sydney suffered a knee injury and was not able to compete at the Secret U.S. Classic or the P&G Gymnastics Championships.
2017
Johnson-Scharpf competed at US nationals, where she placed fourth on floor.
Personal life
[edit]Sydney was born on August 2, 2000, in Orlando, Florida, to Brandy Johnson- Scharpf and Bill Scharpf. Her mom, Brandy, is a former gymnast and represented the U.S. at the 1988 Olympics.
The family currently lives in Clermont, Florida. Sydney graduated high school from Montverde Academy in 2018. She competed on the Gators Gymnastics Team (2018-2022) and graduated from the University of Florida in April 2022 with a degree in Digital Arts and Sciences. She is now a gymnastics coach at Brandy Johnson’s Gymnastics and is married to Hugh Brittenham (March 2024 – present), who is a former Track & Field athlete at the University of Florida.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "2013 Nastia Liukin Cup" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ "2013 Secret U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 27, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ "2013 P&G Championships - Women Day 2" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Secret U.S. Classic" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. August 2, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "The Official Website of Sydney Johnson-Scharpf". Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "2015 Secret U.S. Classic Results". July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15champs_jraa.pdf Archived December 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2016 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". March 19, 2016. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "The Official Website of Sydney Johnson-Scharpf". Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
