Joshua Karnes


Joshua Andrew Karnes 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.
In August 2023, he competed at the World University Games where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team. 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 then competed at the 2024 National Championships and placed seventeenth in the all-around. 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. In 2017, he competed on Little Big Shots.

Competitive history