Rising US star Fred Richard wins first world gymnastics title with floor gold
Summary
American gymnast Frederick Richard won his first world title by taking gold in the floor exercise at the world championships in Rotterdam. He narrowly beat Britain’s Jake Jarman and became the first American man to win this title since 2003.Key Facts
- Frederick Richard scored 14.633 to win the floor exercise gold.
- He beat defending world champion Jake Jarman by 0.033 points.
- Richard is the first American man to win this event since Paul Hamm in 2003.
- Richard has won medals in team, all-around, and individual events at world championships and the Olympics.
- He helped the US team earn a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- On the same day, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won her third world title in vault.
- Americans Claire Pease and Skye Blakely won silver and bronze on vault, with Blakely also winning all-around gold.
- The championships will end with finals in other events like balance beam, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.
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