Arthur Ballon

Arthur Ballon celebrates his floor exercise routine during Oklahoma's NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships qualifier Friday, April 18, 2025 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Event(s):
FX,VT,PB,HB
Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Lyon, France
High School:
INSEP

	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	AA
Career Highs	13.900	—	—	14.300	—	13.400	—
2025 Season Highs	13.900	—	—	14.300	—	13.400	—

2025
Competed in eight of 11 meets for the Sooners … named MPSF Freshman of the Week twice … in his first collegiate meet in the season opener on Jan. 12 vs. Air Force, he won the vault title (career-high 14.300) and scored 13.500 on floor exercise and 12.700 on high bar … won two event titles (one each on floor exercise and vault) … earned MPSF Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 14 … also won the MPSF Freshman of the Week award on Jan. 28 after scoring a career-high 13.900 on floor exercise and 14.000 on vault in OU’s Jan. 25 meet vs. Illinois … won the floor exercise title with his 13.650 vs. Ohio State on Feb. 2 … notched his career high on high bar (13.400) at William & Mary/vs. Greenville on March 15 … in the NCAA qualifier (April 18), competed on floor (13.866), vault (13.700) and high bar (stuck 13.300) … competed on floor in eight meets, vault in seven meets and high bar in four meets.

International: Represented France in the France/Italy/Belgium Friendly, helping France claim team silver with a 14.100 score on floor exercise …

2024
Did not appear in a meet.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
A member of the French National Team since 2020, and a member of the 2023 French Senior National Team … he is a three-time national champion, having won events at multiple levels in 2013, ’16 and ’17 … as a member of the French Junior National Team, he competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Hungary … in France, represented INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance, in Paris … previously spent a year at Hector Berlioz High School in Vincennes, France … also competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival (FOJE).