Grant Breckenridge Explained

Grant Breckenridge
Full Name:Grant Douglas Breckenridge
Country:United States
Birth Date:8 April 1997
Birth Place:Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Hometown:Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in
Discipline:MAG
Natlteam:2017, 2020–2021
Gym:Cypress Academy
Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center
Collegeteam:Stanford Cardinal
Headcoach:Thom Glielmi
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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.

Early life and education

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

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012195634/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/GA_Results_Book_1.0.pdf. 12 October 2020. 7 November 2020. 2019 Pan American Games.