Addison Fatta Explained

Addison Fatta
Fullname:Addison Grace Fatta
Country: United States
Birth Date:23 November 2004
Birth Place:Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA
Hometown:Wrightsville, Pennsylvania USA
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2021–2024 (USA)
Club:Prestige Gymnastics
Collegeteam:Oklahoma Sooners (2025–2028)
Headcoach:Tony Fatta
Jen Fatta
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Addison Grace Fatta (born November 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. 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. She started gymnastics in 2005.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

Fatta qualified as an elite-level gymnast in 2017. She competed at the American Classic, the U.S. Classic, and at her first National Championships.[2]

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

In 2019, her last year as a junior level gymnast, Fatta competed at the U.S. Classic and at the 2019 National Championships. She finished 13th in the all-around.[3]

Senior gymnastics career

2021

Fatta competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed seventh in the all-around.[4] In late May Fatta competed at the U.S. Classic where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. In June she competed at her first senior-level National Championships. She placed sixteenth in the all-around but qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. Additionally she was named to the national team for the first time.[5] At the Olympic Trials Fatta finished eleventh in the all-around.

2022

Fatta competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[6] In July Fatta was selected as the alternate for the Pan American Championships team.[7]

In August Fatta competed at the National Championships. She finished tenth in the all-around.[8] In September Fatta competed at the Szombathely Challenge World Cup alongside Katelyn Jong and Levi Jung-Ruivivar. While there Fatta won gold on vault and bronze on the uneven bars.[9]

In November Fatta signed her National Letter of Intent with the Oklahoma Sooners.[10]

2023

Fatta was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Zoe Miller, Joscelyn Roberson, Tiana Sumanasekera, Nola Matthews and traveling replacement athlete Madray Johnson.[11] During qualifications, which also served as individual finals, she helped the USA team qualify to the team final in first place, and individually she won the silver medal on uneven bars with a score of 13.667, behind Nola Matthews.[12] Fatta also competed on floor exercise, earning a score of 12.167. During the team final, Fatta scored a 13.150 on vault and a 13.700 on uneven bars to help the USA win the team gold medal.

Competitive history

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Junior
2017 align=left American Classic 20 19 19 18 21
align=left 10 10 20 21 20
align=left 28 27 18 25 25
2018 align=left American Classic 17 17 12 11 34
align=left 21 6 30 24 32
2019 align=left 17 8 24 31 15
align=left 13 6 9 27 25
Senior
2021 align=left 7 5 11 14 17
align=left American Classic 4 7 14 8
align=left 5 15
align=left 16 10 21 15
align=left 11 13 13 11
2022 align=left 11 6 13 20
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align=left 6 5
align=left 10 11 18 11
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2023 align=left 10 10 24 7
align=left 4
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align=left 4 21
align=left 17 5 9 23 19
2024 align=left 6 4 23 8
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align=left American Classic
align=left 8 29
align=left 19 20 27 24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Addison Fatta. USA Gymnastics.
  2. Web site: 2017 U.S. Championships Results. The Gymternet. August 19, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2019 U.S. Championships Results. The Gymternet. August 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: Chiles, Parker claim 2021 Winter Cup senior and junior all-around titles, four senior and five junior gymnasts named to U.S. Women's National Team. USA Gymnastics. February 28, 2021. October 3, 2022. June 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629041045/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25923. dead.
  5. Web site: Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history. June 7, 2021. USA Gymnastics. October 3, 2022. August 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801153207/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=26269. dead.
  6. Web site: McClain takes senior women's all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN. February 26, 2022. USA Gymnastics.
  7. Web site: World all-around bronze medalist DiCello to headline U.S. women's team at 2022 Pan American Championships. July 6, 2022. USA Gymnastics.
  8. Web site: McClain reigns at the 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships. USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
  9. Web site: United States' Addison Fatta and Katelyn Jong claim artistic gymnastics titles at Szombathely World Challenge Cup. International Olympic Committee. October 2, 2022.
  10. Web site: Kindler Adds Fantastic Four for 2023. November 9, 2022. Oklahoma Sooners.
  11. Web site: Women's senior team named for 2023 Pan American Championships. April 30, 2023. USA Gymnastics.
  12. "2023 Pan American Championships Results." The Gymternet. https://thegymter.net/2023/05/29/2023-pan-american-championships-results/ Link accessed June 4, 2023.