Joshua Karnes

Joshua Andrew Karnes (born July 6, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast.

Early life and education Karnes attended Erie High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, before enrolling at Pennsylvania State University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career 2023 In February 2023, Karnes competed at the 2023 Winter Cup and placed fourth on floor exercise and seventh in the all-around. In April, during the 2023 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars, placed fourth in the all-around and seventh on vault. Individually, he finished sixth in the all-around.

2024 In February 2024, he competed at the 2024 Winter Cup and won silver on floor exercise and placed ninth in the all-around. In April, during the 2024 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars. He suffered a concussion during the event. Six days before the 2024 Olympic Trials, he passed a concussion test and was cleared to compete. At the Olympic trials, he placed eighth on horizontal bar.

2025 Karnes was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 Pan American Championships alongside Taylor Burkhart, Taylor Christopulos, Brandon Dang, Asher Hong, and alternate Jun Iwai. During the event, he helped team USA win team gold. He also won silver on pommel horse, horizontal bar, and in the all-around with a score of 79.900. Following his time at Penn State, Karnes planned to move to EVO Gymnastics to continue his training after the 2025 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.

Personal life Karnes was born to Jim and Monica Karnes, and has two brothers, Tony and Nick, and one sister, Abby.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Joshua KarnesYearEvent 2023 Winter Cup 7 4 NCAA Championships 6 4 7 World University Games 4 6 2024 Winter Cup 9 9 10 16 19 NCAA Championships 5 U.S. National Championships 7 Olympic Trials 8 2025 NCAA Championships 5 6 7 Pan American Championships 5 U.S. National Championships 5 12 7 17 9 14 2026 Winter Cup 5 4 6 DTB Pokal Team Challenge U.S. National Championships 4 9 8 9 7 5