Margzetta Bryantina Frazier (born February 25, 2000) is an American

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. She was a U.S. national team in 2017 and 2018 and was the 2018 Birmingham World Cup silver medalist. She is currently a member of the UCLA Gymnastics team. She is the older sister of Emjae Frazier.

Elite gymnastics career

Frazier competed at the

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where she competed on the uneven bars; she finished fourth behind

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, and

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and tied with Marissa Oakley. Later that summer Frazier competed at the 2017 National Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around and on uneven bars, eighth on balance beam, and seventh on floor exercise. Due to her performance she was named to the national team. In September Frazier attended world trials, but was not named to the world championship team. In February 2018, Frazier was named to represent the U.S. at the Birmingham World Cup. This would be Frazier's first international assignment. While there Frazier won the silver medal behind Russia's

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, finishing with a score of 53.932. Frazier did not plan at competing at the 2018 National Championships, but did so at the request of team coordinator Tom Forster. At the national championships she finished thirteenth in the all-around, tied for eleventh on uneven bars with

, tied for eighteenth on balance beam with Maddie Johnston, and placed tenth on floor exercise.

Collegiate gymnastics career

On November 9, 2015, Frazier committed to the

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for the 2018–19 season.

2018–19 season

Frazier joined the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team in the 2018–19 season. She primarily competed on uneven bars and floor exercise throughout the season. At the Pac-12 Championships Frazier helped UCLA come in first and individually she won silver on the uneven bars. At the

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Frazier helped UCLA finish in third place. Frazier made the NCAA All American team on the uneven bars. Frazier was rewarded with multiple ''Pac-12 Freshman of the Week'' titles.

2019-2020 season

Frazier made her collegiate all-around and beam debut at the Collegiate Challenge on January 4, scoring a 39.4. This performance led to her selection for the first-ever

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Coaches' Award.

Regular season rankings

Personal life

Frazier was born on February 25, 2000, to parents, William and Tina Frazier. She has three siblings: eMjae and Billie, who are also gymnasts, and Tytan, a soccer player. Tytan and Billie also do track and field. She attended Timber Creek Regional High School and graduated in 2018.

Competitive history

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frazier, Margzetta 2000 births Living people African-American gymnasts 21st-century African-American sportswomen 21st-century American sportswomen American female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from New Jersey Parkettes Timber Creek Regional High School alumni UCLA Bruins women's gymnasts U.S. women's national team gymnasts