| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'strampoline gymnastics | ||
Representingthe United States | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2011 Birmingham | Double Mini Team |
| Pan American Championships | ||
 | 2012 Querétaro | Tumbling |
| 2008 Buenos Aires | Double Mini |
| 2008 Buenos Aires | Tumbling |
Kalon Curtis Ludvigson (born March 15, 1988) is an Americantrampoline andtumbling champion.[1][2] Ludvigson has become the most decorated U.S. athlete in trampoline and tumbling history by winning 20 World Cup and World Championships Medals in Tumbling and Double Mini Trampoline.[3]
Ludvigson was born inGunnison, Utah, United States to Curtis and Laurie Ludvigson.
Ludvigson was undefeated in the United States from 2006, after winning the U.S. National Championships, until 2013. Kalon set the World Record forDegree of Difficulty in 2008 at thePan American Championships inBuenos Aires, Argentina.
He won the World Cup in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and set the record at the World Cup inOdense, Denmark in October 2011.[4] In 2015 he still holds the record tied with Yang Song (CHN).
Ludvigson was also a coach.[5] In August 2013, Ludvigson suffered a serious spinal injury during a demonstration for students,[6] which left him paralyzed below the waist.[7][8] He was hospitalized until December,[9] and a fundraising drive was initiated to help pay for medical andphysiotherapy expenses.[10]
An international invitational gymnastic meet inSalt Lake City has been named after him.[11]
_pictogram_2.svg) | This biographical article related totrampolining is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
   | This biographical article related to American sports is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
