Rising US star Fred Richard wins first world gymnastics title with floor gold

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sport, G. (2026, October 24). Rising US star Fred Richard wins first world gymnastics title with floor gold. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/24/frederick-richard-floor-gold-world-gymnastics-championships-rotterdam

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Frederick Richard, a 22-year-old American gymnast, secured his first world title in the floor exercise event at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Saturday. He narrowly beat Britain's Jake Jarman by just 0.033 points with a score of 14.633. The article highlights Richard’s victory as significant for US men’s gymnastics, marking the first time an American man has won this title since Paul Hamm in 2003.
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On October 24, 2026, Fred Richard, a rising star in US gymnastics, secured his first world title by winning the floor exercise gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. He narrowly edged out Britain’s Jake Jarman by just 0.033 points with a score of 14.633. The event was notable for the presence of retired US gymnastics legend Simone Biles, who watched as a spectator.

Richard, now 22 years old, expressed that his victory serves as proof that belief in oneself can lead to success. This win marks the first time an American man has won a world title on floor exercise since Paul Hamm shared gold in 2003. Additionally, Richard is the first male gymnast since Danell Leyva to earn medals across team, all-around, and individual apparatus events at both the Olympics and World Championships.

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Richard PERSON · 4× American NORP · 3× Jarman PERSON · 2× Artem Dolgopyat PERSON · 1× Britain GPE · 1× Frederick Richard PERSON · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Jake Jarman PERSON · 1× Rotterdam GPE · 1× Simone Biles PERSON · 1×

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With US gymnastics great Simone Biles looking on as a spectator in the Netherlands, the 22-year-old Richard secured his first world title, edging out Jarman by just 0.033 points after scoring 14.633.
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🔮 “I hope this is a lesson to everybody that you don’t have to wait to get the win to say you will be a champion,” Richard said afterward.
2026-10-24 · The Guardian
Rising US star Fred Richard wins first world gymnastics title with floor gold · assertive framing

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American Frederick Richard won the floor exercise title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Saturday, finishing ahead of Britain’s Jake Jarman and Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat. asserted
Richard → win → Jarman
With US gymnastics great Simone Biles looking on as a spectator in the Netherlands, the 22-year-old Richard secured his first world title, edging out Jarman by just 0.033 points after scoring 14.633. asserted
Richard → look → 14.633
Jarman, the defending world champion, was among a field that included the last two Olympic gold medallists. asserted
that → defend → medallists
“I hope this is a lesson to everybody that you don’t have to wait to get the win to say you will be a champion,” Richard said afterward. asserted
Richard → hope → win
“You don’t have to know when it’s going to happen or how it’s going to happen, but believing it every second of every day does pay off. asserted
believing → have → day
I’m proof of that now.” asserted
I → ’m → that
Richard became the first American man to win a world title on floor exercise since Paul Hamm shared gold in 2003. asserted
Hamm → become → 2003
He is also the first American man since Danell Leyva to win medals across team, all-around and individual apparatus events at the Olympics and world championships. asserted
He → win → Olympics
Richard, who won bronze in the all-around event at the 2023 world championships in Antwerp, also helped the United States win team bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. asserted
States → win → Games
Elsewhere on Saturday, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade claimed her third world title on vault, with Americans Claire Pease and Skye Blakely taking silver and bronze respectively. asserted
Pease → claim → silver
It was a first individual world championship medal for the 17-year-old Pease, while Blakely added to the all-around gold she won on Friday. asserted
she → add → Friday
The championships conclude on Sunday with the remaining apparatus finals, including the women’s balance beam and floor exercise and the men’s vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. asserted
championships → conclude → beam
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