Dan Hayden (born 1965) is a retired American gymnast.Hayden was a member of the 1985 and 1987 World Championships teams.He was a US national champion.Hayden competed for Arizona State University and was a collegiate national champion.In 1988, he was second at Olympic Trials during the first day of competition but fell to eighth the second day when he twice missed a Kovacs release on the high bar.He missed selection to the team and was named an alternate.
Hayden's twin brother, Dennis, was also an elite gymnast.The two own a gymnastics facility in Augusta, Georgia.Both brothers were star junior athletes and moved away from home to train.
Hayden has a skill named after him on high bar:a double layout with a full twist over the bar.He was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.