Fred Richard
Country represented United States
Born (2004-04-23) April 23, 2004
Boston, Massachusetts USA
HometownStoughton, Massachusetts
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–present (USA)
ClubMassachusetts Elite Gymnastics Academy
College teamMichigan Wolverines (2023–26)
Head coach(es)Levon Karakhanyan
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntwerpTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntwerpAll-Around
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 State CollegeAll-Around
Gold medal – first place2023 State CollegeParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2023 State CollegeHorizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place2023 State CollegeTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 State CollegeFloor Exercise

Frederick Nathaniel Richard[1] (born April 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 World all-around bronze medalist, as well as the 2021 and 2022 Junior Pan American Champion.

Personal life

Richard was born on April 23, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Carl and Ann-Marie Richard. He has two brothers and one sister. He started with gymnastics at age four.[2] During the Covid pandemic he began to post videos on TikTok and gained a following of 615,000.[3][4]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2019–20

Richard competed at his first elite-level National Championships in 2019. He placed eighth in the all-around but won bronze on floor exercise behind Nick Kuebler and Khoi Young. He was added to the junior national team for the first time.[5] In 2020 Richard competed at the Elite Team Cup and the Winter Cup. He finished third at the latter behind Fuzzy Benas and Asher Hong.[6] The majority of competitions for the rest of the year were cancelled or postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

Richard returned to competition at the 2021 National Championships where he won the junior all-around title.[7] He was named to the team to compete at the upcoming Junior Pan American Championships.[8] While there he helped the United States win gold as a team and individually he won gold in the all-around and on vault and horizontal bar. Additionally he won silver on floor exercise and bronze on rings.[9]

2022

Richard became age-eligible to compete at the senior-level in 2022; however he opted to remain at the junior level in international competition. Richard competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped the United States finish first as a team. Individually he won gold on vault and parallel bars and placed fifth on floor exercise.[10] Later in the year Richard competed at the Pan American Championships where he once again led the United States to team gold and individually won the all-around competition.[11] During event finals Richard won gold on floor exercise, rings, and vault, silver on parallel bars, and bronze on pommel horse.[12]

Although he competed at the junior level internationally, Richard competed in the senior division in domestic competitions. He competed on three events at the U.S. Classic before competing in the all-around at the 2022 National Championships. While there he finished fourth in the all-around, third on floor exercise, and second on horizontal bar. As a result he was added to the senior national team.[4]

Senior

2023

Richard began competing for the Michigan Wolverines in the 2022–2023 season.[13] He was selected to represent the United States at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Yul Moldauer, Asher Hong, Brody Malone, and Shane Wiskus. Together they placed first as a team.[14]

In August Richard competed at the World University Games where he helped the USA finish fourth as a team. Individually he qualified to the all-around and horizontal bar finals. During the all-around final he finished fourth. During the horizontal bar final he finished seventh.[15] Richard next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he placed third in the all-around behind Asher Hong and Khoi Young.[16] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the upcoming World Championships alongside Hong, Young, Yul Moldauer, Paul Juda, and alternate Colt Walker.[17]

At the World Championships, Richard contributed scores on four events to help Team USA to a bronze-medal finish. In the all-around competition he earned the bronze medal behind Daiki Hashimoto of Japan and Illia Kovtun of Ukraine. Richard is the youngest USA gymnast to win an individual world medal in the men's competition, and the USA's first men's all-around medalist since 2010.[18]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2019U.S. National Championships (15–16)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)5161844
2020Elite Team Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Winter Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)86681st place, gold medalist(s)
2021National Championships (17–18)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)72nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)
2022DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Senior
2022Winter Cup28221925182417
U.S. Classic1582nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships43rd place, bronze medalist(s)9121682nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Winter Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)5
NCAA Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)335191st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World University Games447
U.S. National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)717981st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)8

References

  1. ↑ "Fred Richard – Men's Gymnastics". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "FRED RICHARD IS READY TO SHOW OFF HIS GYMNASTS, BOTH AT THE U.S. CHAMPS AND ON TIKTOK". Team USA. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ Cornetta, Kat (July 14, 2022). "This Stoughton teen with 615,000 followers on TikTok is a rising gymnastics star, and he's out to flip his way into stardom – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Fred Richard Is Ready To Show Off His Gymnasts, Both At The U.S. Champs And On Tiktok". TeamUSA.org. August 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mikulak cruises to sixth men's all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mikulak wins four event medals, Benas claims Junior All-Around Title at 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Richard, Petrosyan take 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships men's junior all-around titles". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "U.S. athletes set to compete at 2021 Men's and Women's Artistic Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Seven U.S. gymnasts capture 15 medals during final day of 2021 Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Four U.S. gymnasts add apparatus gold on final day of men's competition at 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge". USA Gymnastics. March 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "U.S. juniors sweep team, all-around titles on first day of artistic competition at 2022 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Richard, Sumanasekera, Zhou golden on final day of Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Michigan and Ohio State Capture Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Weekly Honors". Big Ten Conference. January 30, 2023.
  14. ↑ "U.S., Germany and Japan sweep team titles at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Media. March 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "The 2023 World University Games conclude in Chengdu". USA Gymnastics. August 5, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  17. ↑ "U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Richard makes more history with all-around bronze at World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 5, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.