Kalon Curtis Ludvigson (born March 15, 1988) is an American trampoline and tumbling champion.[1][2] Ludvigson has become the most decorated U.S. athlete in trampoline and tumbling history by winning 20 World Cup and World Championships Medals in Tumbling and Double Mini Trampoline.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's trampoline gymnastics | ||
Representing the  United States
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| World Championships | ||
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2011 Birmingham | Double Mini Team |
| Pan American Championships | ||
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2012 Querétaro | Tumbling |
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2008 Buenos Aires | Double Mini |
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2008 Buenos Aires | Tumbling |
Early life
editLudvigson was born in Gunnison, Utah, United States to Curtis and Laurie Ludvigson.
Career
editLudvigson was undefeated in the United States from 2006, after winning the U.S. National Championships, until 2013. Kalon set the World Record for Degree of Difficulty in 2008 at the Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
He won the World Cup in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and set the record at the World Cup in Odense, Denmark in October 2011.[4] In 2015 he still holds the record tied with Yang Song (CHN).
Ludvigson was also a coach.[5] In August 2013, Ludvigson suffered a serious spinal injury during a demonstration for students,[6] which left him paralyzed below the waist.[7][8] He was hospitalized until December,[9] and a fundraising drive was initiated to help pay for medical and physiotherapy expenses.[10]
An international invitational gymnastic meet in Salt Lake City has been named after him.[11]
References
edit- ^ USA Gymnastics wraps up a great 2013
- ^ USA Gymnastics | Kalon Ludvigson
- ^ "Paralyzed tumbling champion makes first appearance since injury". By Alex Cabrero, KSL
- ^ USA Gymnastics | Ludvigson wins gold at Salzgitter World Cup
- ^ "Richmond gymnasts tumble away from America with medals galore". Your Local Guardian.
- ^ CNN.com - Transcripts
- ^ Champion Gay Gymnast Kalon Ludvigson Recovering From Spinal InjuryNewNowNext
- ^ U.S. tumbling champion paralyzed in accident | KSL.com
- ^ Paralyzed Gay Gymnast, Kalon Ludvigson, Scheduled To Leave Hospital; Still Needs Support | Instinct
- ^ "Gymnastics Stars Rally for Kalon Ludvigson". by Amanda Turner, International Gymnast Magazine | Wednesday, 12 March 2014
- ^ "Princeton Athletes Win Medals at National Trampoline and Tumbling Event". Planet Princeton. March 26, 2014 by Krystal Knapp
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