Ian Gunther

Ian David Gunther is an American artistic gymnast and social media content creator. He is a 4-time NCAA team champion, and an MPSF team champion with Stanford. Individually, he was a high bar bronze medalist at the 2023 Winter Cup, and placed 8th all-around. He was described in 2023 as a "star to watch" and an "NCAA standout" by Olympics.com.

Personal life
Gunther was born in Houston on September 10, 1999. He attended Westside High School in Houston, class of 2018. At Stanford, he majored in product design, graduating 2022; and completed an M.S. in sustainability science & practice.

Gunther has suffered from osteochondritis dissecans of the knee from his intense gymnastics training. He had surgery to correct it in 2015.

Gymnastics career
Gunther began in gymnastics at age 4 and a half. During his career, he has been an NCAA All-American 10 times. In 2017, he was a gold medalist on rings and parallel bars at the Junior Olympic national meet. Also, he was formerly a member of the US Senior National Team. In 2022, he received some media attention for breaking a high bar in half.

At Stanford, he has been a teammate to Asher Hong, Jeremy Bischoff, Riley Loos, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Khoi Young, and others where they won four NCAA championships together.

Gunther's favorite event is pommel horse.

Gunther was MPSF Gymnast of the Week in for a week in March 2010.

Work on other forms of media
Gunther received media recognition for his work on Collyge, an app rivaling TikTok in the short-form video market. The app launched in March 2023.