Frederick Nathaniel Richard was born on April 23,2004 and is an American artistic gymnast.
28 Facts About Fred Richard
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Fred Richard is the 2023 World all-around bronze medalist, as well as the 2021 and 2022 Junior Pan American Champion.
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Fred Richard has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team since 2022 and represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal in the team event.
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Fred Richard has two brothers and one sister: Carlton, Alexandra, and Kevin.
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Fred Richard was affiliated with Massachusetts Elite Gymnastics Academy and attended Stoughton High School.
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Fred Richard later attended the University of Michigan where he continued to pursue gymnastics.
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Fred Richard competed at his first elite-level National Championships in 2019.
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Fred Richard placed eighth in the all-around but won bronze on floor exercise behind Nick Kuebler and Khoi Young.
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Fred Richard was added to the junior national team for the first time.
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In 2020 Fred Richard competed at the Elite Team Cup and the Winter Cup.
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Fred Richard finished third at the latter behind Fuzzy Benas and Asher Hong.
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Fred Richard returned to competition at the 2021 National Championships where he won the junior all-around title.
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Fred Richard was named to the team to compete at the Junior Pan American Championships.
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Fred Richard won gold in the all-around and on vault and horizontal bar.
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Fred Richard became age-eligible to compete at the senior level in 2022 but remained at the junior level in international competition.
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Fred Richard competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped the United States finish first as a team.
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Later in the year Fred Richard competed at the Pan American Championships where he led the United States to team gold and individually won the all-around competition.
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Fred Richard competed in three events at the US Classic before competing in the all-around at the 2022 National Championships.
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Fred Richard was selected to represent the United States at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge alongside Yul Moldauer, Asher Hong, Brody Malone, and Shane Wiskus.
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Fred Richard finished fourth in the all-around final, and seventh in the horizontal bar final.
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Fred Richard next competed at the Xfinity National Championships, where he placed third all-around behind Asher Hong and Khoi Young.
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At the World Championships, Fred Richard contributed scores in four events to help Team USA to a bronze-medal finish.
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Fred 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.
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At the 2024 National Championships, Fred Richard finished second in the all-around behind Brody Malone.
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Fred Richard helped Michigan win their seventh NCAA men's gymnastics championships team title.
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Fred Richard began posting on TikTok during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns in April 2020.
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Fred Richard was honored by Time as one of the world's most influential emerging stars in October 2024.
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Fred Richard sells a line of apparel under his name for both adults and children and has worked with brands like Crocs, Celsius, Marriott International, and Peloton.