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.
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| Full name | Sydney Ashlyn Johnson-Scharpf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2, 2000 Orlando, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Groveland, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015–16 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brandy Johnson's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators (2018-22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Brandy Johnson & Kelly Pitzen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive history
edit2013
editJohnson-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
editAt 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
editJohnson-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
editIn 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
editSydney 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. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "2013 Secret U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "2013 P&G Championships - Women Day 2" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 Secret U.S. Classic" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "The Official Website of Sydney Johnson-Scharpf".
- ^ "2015 Secret U.S. Classic Results". 2015-07-29.
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15champs_jraa.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2016 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". 2016-03-19.
- ^ "The Official Website of Sydney Johnson-Scharpf".