Morgan Hurd

Artist

Birthday July 18, 2001

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Wuzhou, China

Age 22 years old

Nationality China

Height 4 ft 9 in

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1929

At the P&G National Championships Hurd finished 29th in the all-around for Juniors.

1954

Her total all around score was 54.832, and she qualified 6th into the all-around final.

In the all-around final, Hurd won a surprise victory with a total score of 55.232, 0.1 ahead of silver medalist Ellie Black of Canada and 0.4 ahead of bronze medalist Elena Eremina of Russia.

Two days later in the balance beam final, she matched her ranking from qualifications and won the silver medal, behind Pauline Schäfer of Germany.

2001

Morgan Elizabeth Hurd (born July 18, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a five-time member of the United States women's national team (2016–21).

2013

On the balance beam, she scored 13.500 after upgrading to a full-twisting double tuck dismount, qualifying 2nd into the beam finals.

She ended qualifications on floor, where she showed great skills and artistry, but fell on her double full for a score of 12.533.

2014

Morgan Hurd competed in the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2014, where she placed 14th as a level 10.

She tied for 8th place at the American Classic in July.

2015

In 2015, Hurd started with the U.S. Classic where she finished 9th on All-Around and 2nd on Uneven Bars.

She competed at the P&G National Championships, where she placed 8th in the All-Around, 7th on Floor Exercise, and tied for 4th on the Uneven Bars.

2016

In 2016, Hurd competed at the American Classic where she finished 1st in the All-Around.

She competed next at the U.S. Secret Classic where she placed 5th in the All-Around, 1st on Floor Exercise, and 2nd on the Uneven Bars.

She competed at the P&G National Championships again and placed 5th in the All-Around, 3rd on Uneven Bars, and 7th on Vault; these results qualified her to the junior national team.

2017

She is the 2017 World all-around champion and balance beam silver medalist and the 2018 World all-around bronze medalist and floor exercise silver medalist.

She has won four medals at the USA Gymnastics National Championships during her senior career and is a two-time American Cup champion.

In 2017, Hurd turned senior.

She made her international debut at the 2017 Stuttgart World Cup, where she finished third in the all-around behind Tabea Alt of Germany and Angelina Melnikova of Russia.

In April, Hurd competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy and helped the United States finish first.

In July, Hurd competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 6th on balance beam and 2nd on floor, behind Jade Carey.

In August, she competed at the P&G National Championships where she placed 6th in the All-Around, eight on Uneven Bars, fifth on Balance Beam, and tenth on Floor Exercise.

Since she finished in the top six in the All-Around, she was named to the national team.

In September, Hurd was selected to represent the United States at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal alongside Ragan Smith, Jade Carey, and Ashton Locklear.

At the World Championships in Montreal, Morgan started out on the vault in qualifications, receiving a 14.466.

On her next event, the uneven bars, she scored 14.333.

On December 11, 2017, Hurd was selected to represent the United States at the 2018 American Cup.

She competed alongside first-year senior Maile O'Keefe and finished first overall with a score of 56.599.

2018

She was a member of the gold-medal winning American teams at the 2018 World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games.

Hurd was adopted from Wuzhou, China when she was 11 months old.

At age 3, she was enrolled in gymnastics.

Hurd started training at First State Gymnastics when she was in fifth grade.

She currently resides in Middletown, Delaware with her mother, Sherri.

She is one of the rare elite gymnasts to wear glasses during competition.

In 2023, Hurd came out as queer.

At the U.S. Classic, Hurd placed 18th behind future fellow National Team member Victoria Nguyen.

On April 8, Hurd was named to the team to compete at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships which included fellow seniors Grace McCallum and Jordan Chiles.

There she won team gold and placed second in the all-around behind McCallum after a mishap on her balance beam dismount.

Due to her balance beam accident, she withdrew from the uneven bars and floor exercise event finals as a precaution.

On July 28, Hurd competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she finished third in the all-around behind Simone Biles and Riley McCusker, despite falling off the balance beam.

She also finished third on uneven bars and floor exercise.