Addison Fatta ( ) (born November 23, 2004) is an American

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She is a member of the United States national gymnastics team.

Early life

Fatta was born to Tony and Jen Fatta in 2004 in

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population among ...

. She started gymnastics in 2005.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2017–19

Fatta qualified as an elite-level gymnast in 2017. She competed at the American Classic, the

U.S. Classic The U.S. Classic is an annual summer gymnastics meet for elite artistic gymnasts of the United States. The meet occurs before Nationals and is a qualifier for it. In Olympic years, the aforementioned meets along with the U.S. Olympic Trials are u ...

, and at her first

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. In 2018 Fatta only competed at the American Classic and the

. In 2019, her last year as a junior level gymnast, Fatta competed at the

and at the 2019 National Championships. She finished 13th in the all-around.

Senior

2021

Fatta competed at the

Winter Cup The Winter Cup is an annual winter gymnastics meet for elite artistic gymnasts of the United States. History The first edition of the Winter Cup was held in 1997 and was initially a men's artistic gymnastics competition. Women competed at the ...

where she placed seventh in the all-around. In late May Fatta competed at the

where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. In June she competed at her first senior-level

. She placed sixteenth in the all-around but qualified to compete at the upcoming

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. Additionally she was named to the

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for the first time. At the

Fatta finished eleventh in the all-around.

2022

Fatta competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed eleventh in the all-around. In July Fatta was selected as the alternate for the

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team. In August Fatta competed at the

. She finished finished tenth in the all-around. In September Fatta competed at the Szombathely Challenge World Cup alongside

Katelyn Jong Katelyn Jong (born July 28, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is the 2021 U.S. Junior National Champion. Early life Jong was born to Simon and Yoomin Jong in 2006 in ...

and

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. While there Fatta won gold on vault and bronze on the uneven bars. In November Fatta signed her

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with the

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Competitive history

References

External links

* * 2004 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts U.S. women's national team gymnasts Sportspeople from Pennsylvania 21st-century American women {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub