Emre Dodanli

Emre Dodanli celebrates his high bar dismount in a meet at McCasland Field House

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Photo by: Andrew Marsh/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Amy Sanderson RW Studios

Photo by: Ty Russell

Event(s):
All-Around
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Milton, Ontario
High School:
Loyola Catholic Secondary School

	FX	PH	SR	V	PB	HB	AA
Career Highs	15.250	—	—	14.900	14.350	14.500	—
2025 Season Highs	14.400	—	—	14.350	13.750	14.500	—

International
Olympian … member of Turkish National Team ... participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics with Turkey, competing in the all-around during team qualification … helped lead Turkey to a ninth-place finish in team qualifying at the 2024 Paris Olympics … won the all-around title at Turkey's national championships and team trials in June ... competed with Turkey at the European Championships in April.

2025
Team captain … Nissen-Emery Award finalist … CGA Gymnast of the Year nominee … has competed in seven of nine meets for the Sooners … MPSF high bar champion (14.300) … CGA Regular Season All-American (floor exercise, vault, high bar) … MPSF All-Conference (high bar) … MPSF All-Academic Team … named CGA Specialist of the Week on March 19, MPSF Specialist of the Week on March 18 and Inside Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 10 … has won seven event titles (two on floor exercise, one on vault and four on high bar) … won the floor exercise (14.050) and vault (14.350) titles vs. Illinois on Jan. 25 … won the high bar title (14.050) at Ohio State on Feb. 2 … won the high bar title (13.850) vs. Stanford/Greenville on Feb. 8, providing the victory-clinching score on the final routine and earning Inside Gymnastics’ weekly honor … won the floor exercise (14.400) and high bar (14.500) titles at William & Mary/vs. Greenville on March 15, earning CGA and MPSF weekly specialist awards … also provided the meet-winning score on the final routine vs. Michigan/Simpson on Feb. 15 … season high on floor exercise (14.400) was set March 15 … season high on vault (14.350) was set on Jan. 25 and March 15 … season high on parallel bars was set on April 5 in the MPSF Championship … career high on high bar was set on March 15 … has competed on floor exercise, vault and high bar in all seven of his meets and on parallel bars in five meets.

2024
Olympian and All-American … competed in ten out of twelve meets for the Sooners … CGA Specialist of the Year … an All-American on floor exercise and parallel bars … won a team-high 13 individual event titles (nine on floor, two on vault and two on high bar) … recorded the six highest floor exercise scores in the nation (15.250 at Rocky Mountain Open, 15.050 vs. Cal, 14.900 at Michigan, 15.050 at Stanford/Cal, 14.950 in the MPSF Championship and 14.866 in the NCAA Qualifier) … no other gymnast nationally scored higher than 14.800 on floor exercise in 2024 … was the first gymnast nationally to register a 15-plus score on floor since the 2021 season … his 15.250 was the highest floor score nationally since the 2021 NCAA Finals … at the end of the regular season, ranked among the top 10 nationally on three events: FX (1), HB (6), VT (8) … posted his career and season highs on floor exercise (15.250) at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan 20) and vault (14.900) vs. Ohio State/Arizona State (Feb 3) … recorded his season highs on high bar (14.150) at the Rocky Mountain Open (Jan 20) and parallel bars (14.333) at NCAA Finals (April 20).

2023
Competed in all eleven meets for the Sooners … earned All American status on floor exercise… named CGA Regular Season All-American on floor exercise and vault … MPSF floor exercise champion… received MPSF All Conference on floor exercise and high bar…Awarded MPSF All-Academic Team…MPSF Gymnast of the week (3/20)…Ranked second nationally on floor with a NQA of 14.438…Finished fourth on floor exercise with a 14.733 during NCAA finals…Won seven individual event titles…Received individual event title on high bar (14.000) at NCAA Qualifier (April 14)…Received individual event title on floor exercise (14.400) at MPSF Championships (April 1)…Set career highs on parallel bars (14.350) and high bar (14.350) at MPSF Championships…Received individual event title on high bar (13.700) and vault (14.600) against California (March 18)…Received individual event title and set career high on floor exercise (14.800) against California (March 18)…Received individual event title on floor exercise (14.650) versus OSU/PSU (March 11)…Received individual event title on floor exercise (14.450) versus Simpson (February 4)

2022

Named All-American on floor with a sixth-place finish (14.466) and vault with a third-place finish (14.733)... Named CGA Rookie of the Week after scoring a 14.000 on floor against Nebraska… Competed in seven out of eight meets for the Sooners, MPSF Championships and NCAA Championships as a freshman... Earned 2 individual event titles on the season… Named to the CGA 2022 All-America Scholar-Athlete First Team.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL

Competed in the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships (3rd-PH, 5th-PB, 8th-AA (17-18)). Competed in the 2019 FIG Junior World Championships (38th-AA,16th-Team (TURK), FX-20th(Q), PB-34th(Q), SR-54th(Q), HB-42nd(Q)).

PERSONAL

Parents are Nalan and Berhan Dodanli ... One sibling, Okan ... Major is Health and Exercise Science.