Gymnastics Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Gymnastics is a sport that is both males and females participate in, requiring strength and flexibility, as well as agility, coordination and endurance. For those who are fans of the sport, whether participating in or watching it, a gymnastics-inspired dog name may be of interest. Each time that you call the name of your new friend, you will be reminded of the activity that you love, bringing to mind memories that make you smile. For those considering a gymnastics-inspired name for their pup, there are plenty of places to look for ideas.

Gymnastics Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Gymnastics Inspired Name

Gibson

When it comes to pop culture, there are some canines to be found. While training for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Alexandra Raisman, a gymnast, adopted a puppy. She was involved in an NBC promotional shoot for the Olympics where she met a Maltipoo that was available for adoption at the shoot. The dog, named Gibson, was participating in the photo shoot with the Olympians, and Raisman quickly fell in love. Her dog had recently passed and apparently Gibson’s personality made her think of her special friend. She immediately inquired about adoption. According to Raisman, Gibson is a very happy dog, though being from the warmth of Los Angeles, he is not enjoying the cold weather in Boston.

It turns out that Raisman is not the only Olympic gymnast with an important canine in her life. Simone Biles enjoys having four German Shepherds in her life. Simone made an appearance on Nickelodeon’s Mutt & Stuff, where she coached dogs in gymnastics, inviting the dogs to join her gymnastics team; unfortunately, the dogs forgot to pack some of the important items that they would need for the competition. Simone expressed having a great time and being impressed with the skills of the pooches she worked with.

Officially the Georgia Bulldogs, the Georgia Gymdogs is the women’s gymnastics team for the University of Georgia. The NCAA Division I team competes in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens Georgia, as a part of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gymdogs have the greatest number of NCAA Women’s Gymnastics championship titles, have won 10. The team is currently coached by Courtney Kupets, who is an accomplished gymnast herself.

Louis Smith, an Olympic gymnast from Britain, has developed a combined workout video; for humans and dogs. Called Petsercise with Louis Smith, the video is 11 minutes long and was created in response to reports that one in three dogs in the UK are overweight. Smith has competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic games where he has earned a bronze and two silver medals on the pommel horse. His first medal on the event marked the first time a British gymnast had placed in an event in the Olympics since 1928. Smith is the only British gymnast to win a medal in three separate Olympic games.

Gymnastics Inspired Dog Name Considerations

As you think about just the right name for your new pup, the idea of a gymnastics-inspired name may come to mind. Perhaps your dog has shown some moves that make you think he has some acrobatic skill. This may remind you of a particular gymnast, a move in the sport, or one of the apparatus on which gymnasts perform.

A gymnastics-inspired name may be ideal for someone who loves the sport because calling his name will be an ongoing reminder of something that is important to you in your life. You can choose to honor your new pal with the name of a gymnast who has inspired you over the course of your life, or for an event in the sport that brings to mind positive memories. It can also be fun to name your pooch after a particular move in the sport that you were excited to have mastered.

Whatever your reasons for choosing a gymnastics-inspired name for your canine pal, you should not have difficulty finding possibilities to consider. Upon naming your pooch you will enjoy ongoing reminders of the sport that you love every time you call his name.

Male Gymnastics Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
8	Ten The highest score that a gymnast can earn
7	Otto As in Otto Boehnke, a member of the men’s Olympic gymnastics team in 1904
6	Jahn For Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, a German gymnastics educator considered to be the father of the sport
5	Kurt An American gymnast who was a member of the 1976 Olympic team; was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in floor exercise in a world championship
5	Jacob For Jacob Dalton, an American gymnast who competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games
5	Ring For the rings, an apparatus that male gymnasts compete on
5	George For George Aschenbrenner, a member of the men’s Olympic gymnastics team in 1904
4	Bart For Bart Connor, an American gymnast who won two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics
4	Salto A somersault or flip; can be forward or backward
3	Kip A skill on the uneven bars that functions as a way of getting on the bar
3	Chainey For 1996 U.S. Olympic team member Chainey Umphrey
2	Peter Peter Vidmar, an American gymnast who competed in the 1984 Olympics
2	Gym For gymnastics as well as the gym, where athletes practice their sport
2	Buck A short gymnastics horse that does not have pommels; may be used for training
2	Iron A strength pose that athletes perform on the still rings
2	Danell Danell Leyva is a Cuban-American gymnast who competed in the Olympics for the United States in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics
2	Daggett For Tim Daggett, an American gymnast who competed for the United States in the 1984 Olympics
2	Ono For Japanese gymnast Takashi Ono, who participated in four Olympic games
1	Flex Flexibility, a skill that is required in the sport of gymnastics
0	Mitch First American gymnast to score a 10 in the Olympics (1984 games); has two gymnastics skills named for him
0	Vault For the apparatus that both men and women perform on
0	Horse For the pommel horse, an apparatus that the men compete on
0	Kolman A release move that is performed on the bars; the gymnast will leave the bar, somersault backwards two times with one full twist, re-catching the bar
0	Yin For Yin Alvarez, the stepfather and coach of Danell Leyva, who shows a lot of enthusiasm when Danell performs
-1	Horton Refers to Jonathan Horton, a U.S. gymnast, now currently a broadcaster
-2	Yurchenko For Natalia Yurchenko, a Soviet gymnast
-2	Gainer A skill in gymnastics where the athlete completes a backward flip while proceeding forward
-2	Uchimura As in Kohei Uchimura, a gymnast from Japan who has been so dominant he has been called “Superman” and “the King”
-3	Able For Abie Grossfeld, the coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic team in 1984 and 1988
-3	Hamm Morgan and Paul Hamm, twins who were members of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000 and 2004

Female Gymnastics Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
8	Manna A strength move involving pressing with ones hands while the legs and hips are raised
7	Barani A forward flip with a half twist completed in a layout position
7	Aimee As in Aimee Boorman, coach of Olympic champion Simone Biles
6	Nadia Refers to Nadia Comaneci, the first gymnast to be given a perfect 10 at an Olympic event (in 1976)
6	Nastia For Nastia Liukin, a gymnast from the United States who was the 2008 Olympic all-around champion
6	Hoop For the hoop, an apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics
6	Bo For Chinese gymnast Yang Bo; the “Yang Bo” is also a move rated as a D element that the gymnast created
5	Shannon For Shannon Miller, the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion
5	Cartwheel A skill in gymnastics where one moves to the side, from hands to feet
4	Aerial A move in gymnastics where one rotates in the air without touching the floor or beam; also called a no-handed cartwheel or front walkover
4	Kerri Kerri Strug, an American gymnast who competed in the 1996 Olympics
4	Olga Olga Korbut, a gymnast from Belarus, a member of the Soviet team; the first gymnast inducted into the Internation Gymnastics Hall of Fame
4	Nellie Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim, the second woman to score a perfect 10 in the Olympics
4	Marta Coach and team coordinator for USA Gymnastics
4	Elfi For Elfi Schlegel, a top Canadian gymnast and gymnastics broadcaster
3	Sparta Sparta, in ancient Greece where gymnastics first developed
3	Simone Simone Biles, the 2016 Olympic all-around gold medalist
3	Fig The gymnastics’ governing body (FIG)
3	Uga For the Gym Dogs mascot, a Bulldog
3	Dominique For two US gymnasts by that name; Dawes and Moceanu
2	Svetlana Svetlana Khorkina, a gymnast from Russia who competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics
1	Mary Lou An American gymnast who won the all-around gold in the 1984 Olympics
1	Arabesque When someone stands on one leg and raises the other 45 degrees
-1	Henrietta Henrietta Onodi is a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the Olympics in 1992 and 1996
-1	Aly Aly Raisman, an Olympic gymnast for the United States who was the team captain in 2012 and 2016
-1	Anna For Anna Bessonova, a rhythmic gymnast from the Ukraine who has won 24 medals in the world championships
-3	Beam An apparatus on which female gymnasts perform
-3	Goldie In reference to the Olympic gold medal that competitive gymnasts aim to earn
-4	Suzanne Suzanne Yoculan, Gym Dogs coach from 1983-2009
-4	Okino A triple turn completed on the beam; named for gymnast Betty Okino