Ruben Padilla took silver in individual trampoline at the World Championships, marking the U.S.’ first medal in the men’s event since 1974.
Padilla, a 2024 Olympic alternate, scored 61.950 points in Pamplona, Spain, just behind Wang Zisai of China, the Paris Olympic silver medalist who claimed his first world title in the event.
Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus, the Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo and Paris, failed to qualify for Sunday’s final.
Padilla has also won six career world titles in events that are not on the Olympic program: double mini (three titles), double mini team (two) and all-around team (one).
Trampoline made its Olympic debut in 2000. The best U.S. Olympic finish in the event is sixth.
In 2023, Jessica Stevens took bronze at worlds in the women’s event for the first U.S. medal since 1974.
The U.S. dominated trampoline in the first decade of world championships starting in 1964.
BACK ON THE PODIUM!
Ruben Padilla wins SILVER in Men’s Individual Trampoline – the first time an American man has medaled on the event since 1974! pic.twitter.com/bwhU0N5K95
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) November 9, 2025
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