Grant Douglas Breckenridge (born April 8, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast and coach. He is a former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Grant Breckenridge
Full nameGrant Douglas Breckenridge
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 27)
Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
HometownLibertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2017, 2020–2021
GymCypress Academy
Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center
College teamStanford Cardinal
Head coach(es)Thom Glielmi
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 1 0
Total 0 1 0
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team

Early life and education

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Breckenridge was born April 8, 1997, in Highland Park, Illinois, to Alexander and Elizabeth Breckenridge. He trained with Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center. He attended Libertyville High School and later enrolled at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

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In 2019, he represented the United States at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won a silver medal in the team event.[1] He also won the silver medal both in the floor exercise and in the men's artistic team all-around event.[1]

Domestically, Breckenridge competed for the Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team. He was the 2018 and 2019 NCAA horizontal bar silver medalist and won the 2019 NCAA men's gymnastics championship with Stanford. He also medaled at the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Winter Cups.

Coaching career

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He is currently an assistant coach with Stanford. He was a member of the coaching staff for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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