{{Short description|American gymnast (born 2004)}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Joshua Karnes | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Joshua Andrew Karnes | country = United States | formercountry = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|07|06}} | birth_place = Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | training = | height = | weight = | discipline = MAG | level = | natlteam = 2025–present | gym = | collegeteam = Penn State Nittany Lions | headcoach = Jacob Marks | assistcoach = | formercoach = | eponymousskills = | retired = | worldranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}} {{MedalGold|2025 Panama City|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Panama City|All-around}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Panama City|Pommel horse}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Panama City|Horizontal bar}} }}
'''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.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/mens-gymnastics/roster/player/josh-karnes |title=Josh Karnes |website=gopsusports.com |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/moldauer-claims-senior-mens-all-around-winter-cup-title-top-five-athletes-clinch-national-team-spots/ |title=Moldauer claims senior men's all-around Winter Cup title; top five athletes clinch National Team spots |work=USA Gymnastics |date=February 24, 2023 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Bio"/>
In August 2023, he competed at the World University Games where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-mens-team-lands-fourth-at-the-fisu-world-university-games-in-china/ |title=U.S. men’s team lands fourth at the FISU World University Games in China |work=USA Gymnastics |date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> Individually, he finished sixth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/richard-and-karnes-notch-top-10-all-around-finishes-at-the-world-university-games-in-chengdu/ |title=Richard and Karnes notch top-10 all-around finishes at the World University Games in Chengdu |work=USA Gymnastics |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>
===2024=== In February 2024, he competed at the 2024 Winter Cup and won silver on floor exercise and placed ninth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/moldauer-surges-on-day-2-to-take-senior-mens-winter-cup-gold-senior-national-team-is-renamed/ |title=Moldauer surges on Day 2 to take senior men's Winter Cup gold; Senior National Team is renamed |work=USA Gymnastics |date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> In April, during the 2024 NCAA men's gymnastics championship, he won bronze on parallel bars.<ref name="Bio"/>
He then competed at the 2024 National Championships and placed seventeenth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/national-titles-olympic-trials-berths-on-the-line-at-2024-xfinity-u-s-gymnastics-championships/ |title=National titles, Olympic Trials berths on the line at 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships |work=USA Gymnastics |date=May 27, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> He suffered a concussion during the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/local/2024/07/03/us-olympic-trials-erie-pa-gymnast-josh-karnes-overcame-concussion-to-compete-minneapolis-minn/74284027007/ |title=Erie gymnast Karnes overcame concussion to compete at Olympic trials |newspaper=Erie Times-News |date=July 3, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> Six days before the 2024 Olympic Trials, he passed a concussion test and was cleared to compete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/usa-gymnastics-announces-rosters-for-2024-olympic-team-trials-gymnastics/ |title=USA Gymnastics announces rosters for 2024 Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 3, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/local/2024/06/27/erie-pa-native-josh-karnes-compete-us-olympic-trials-gymnastics-minn-penn-state-all-american/74216365007/ |title=Erie native Karnes to compete at US Olympic Trials |newspaper=Erie Times-News |first=Jeff |last=Uveino |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> At the Olympic trials, he placed eighth on horizontal bar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/local/2024/07/01/us-olympic-mens-gymnastics-trials-erie-pa-high-grad-josh-karnes-falls-short-of-paris-berth/74225059007/ |title=How Josh Karnes, Erie native and Penn State gymnast, fared at US Olympic Trials |newspaper=Erie Times-News |date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-mens-program-announces-roster-for-2025-senior-pan-american-championships-world-university-games/ |title=U.S. men’s program announces roster for 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, World University Games |work=USA Gymnastics |date=May 7, 2025 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> During the event, he helped team USA win team gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/u-s-sweeps-team-titles-at-senior-pan-am-championships/ |title=U.S. sweeps team titles at Senior Pan Am Championships |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 14, 2025 |access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> He also won silver on pommel horse, horizontal bar, and in the all-around with a score of 79.900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/karnes-wins-all-around-silver-u-s-men-strong-in-qualifying-at-2025-senior-pan-american-championships/ |title=Karnes wins all-around silver, U.S. men strong in qualifying at 2025 Senior Pan American Championships |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 12, 2025 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Crumlish |first=John |date=July 24, 2025 |title=U.S. gymnast Joshua Karnes: 'For me, the mental aspect is much more important than the physical' |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/main/u-s-gymnast-joshua-karnes-for-me-the-mental-aspect-is-much-more-important-than-the-physical/ |magazine=International Gymnast |access-date=July 25, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Karnes was born to Jim and Monica Karnes, and has two brothers, Tony and Nick, and one sister, Abby.<ref name="Bio"/> In 2017, he competed on Little Big Shots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/karnes-featured-on-nbcs-little-big-shots/ |title=Karnes featured on NBC’s Little Big Shots |work=USA Gymnastics |date=June 12, 2017 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/2017/06/07/erie-gymnast-karnes-appears-on/20671070007/ |title=Erie gymnast Karnes appears on TV show 'Little Big Shots' |newspaper=Erie Times-News |date=June 7, 2017 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>
==Competitive history== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- |+Competitive history of Joshua Karnes ! scope="col" align=center|Year ! scope="col" align=center|Event ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|PH|Pommel horse}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|SR|Still rings}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|PB|Parallel bars}} ! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|HB|Horizontal bar}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | '''2023''' | align=left | Winter Cup || || 7 || 4 || || || || || |- | align=left | NCAA Championships || 6 || 4 || || || || 7 || {{bronze3}} || |- | align=left | World University Games || 4 || 6 || || || || || || |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" | '''2024''' | align=left | Winter Cup || || 9 || {{silver2}} || 9 || 10 || || 16 || 19 |- | align=left | NCAA Championships || || 5 || || || || || {{bronze3}} || |- | align=left | U.S. National Championships || || || || || || || 7 || |- | align=left | Olympic Trials || || || || || || || || 8 |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | '''2025''' | align=left | NCAA Championships || 5 || 6 || || || || || 7 || |- bgcolor=#F5F6CE | align=left | Pan American Championships || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || || {{silver2}} || || || 5 || {{silver2}} |- | align=left | U.S. National Championships || || 5 || 12 || 7 || 17 || || 9 || 14 |- ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | '''2026''' | align=left | Winter Cup || || || || 5 || 4 || || {{bronze3}} || 6 |- | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge || {{gold1}} || || || || || || || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}} * [https://gopsusports.com/sports/mens-gymnastics/roster/player/josh-karnes Joshua Karnes] at Penn State Nittany Lions
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