Robert Hayden Neff (born October 9, 1995) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He is a former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
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| Full name | Robert Hayden Neff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 9, 1995 Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2017, 2019–2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | USOTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Syque Caesar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Thom Glielmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | August 10, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editNeff was born October 9, 1995, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, to Richard and Jo-Ann Neff. He lived outside of the United States for nine years, spending time in Australia, Switzerland, and England. He trained with Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy. He attended Brookfield Academy and later enrolled at Stanford University to pursue gymnastics.
Gymnastics career
editIn 2019, he represented the United States at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won the silver medal in the men's pommel horse event.[1][2] He also won the silver medal both in the floor exercise and in the men's artistic team all-around event.[1]
Neff announced he had retired from gymnastics via Instagram in August 2022.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (July 30, 2019). "Barretto masters pommel horse in gymnastics apparatus finals at Lima 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "After 21 years of doing the sport I love I'm moving on to the next chapter of my life!". instagram.com. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
External links
edit- Robert Neff at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Robert Neff at USA Gymnastics
- Robert Neff at Team USA (archived)