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Fred Richard

Gymnast Fred Richard: ‘My goal is gold’
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Gymnast Fred Richard: ‘My goal is gold’
“To be young, gifted and Black,” words from Nina Simone’s legendary song, are fitting to describe Fred Richard, a gymnast on the U.S. national team. Richard, raised in Stoughton, Massachusetts, became at 19 the youngest male in American history to win a bronze medal in gymnastics Oct. 5 at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
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