Joe Fraser (gymnast)

Joe Fraser (born 6 December 1998)[1] is an English artistic gymnast. He has won a gold on the parallel bars at the World Championships in 2019, the first for Britain on the apparatus. As a member of the British Senior team since 2017, he has also won Team silver in the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships.

Joe Fraser
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (1998-12-06) 6 December 1998
Birmingham, England
ResidenceBirmingham, England
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
ClubCity of Birmingham GC
Head coach(es)Lee Woolls
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Artistic gymnastics
World Championships
2019 StuttgartParallel Bars
European Championships
2018 GlasgowTeam
Last updated on: 13 October 2019.

Career

Fraser won the All-Around title at the 2017 British Championships. He also won a gold medal on the high bar, silver medal on rings and bronze medal on parallel bars.[2]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Fraser won a silver as part of the team.[3]

In March 2019, Fraser won a silver medal on the high bar and bronze medal on parallel bars at the British Championships. At the 2019 European Championships, Fraser narrowly missed out on a bronze medal by 0.033 marks in the all-around final.[4]

In October 2019, Fraser won gold at the Gymnastics World Championships for his performance on the parallel bars with a score 15.000. He was the youngest competitor on the apparatus and his win was Great Britain's first gold medal on the apparatus.[5]

References
  1. "Joe Fraser". British Gymnastics.
  2. "Joe Fraser and Ellie Downie take 2017 British all-around titles". British Gymnastics. 25 March 2017.
  3. "High bar falls cost British gymnasts as Russia takes European team gold". ESPN. 11 August 2018.
  4. "Joe Fraser 4th and James Hall 7th in European all-around final". British Gymnastics. 12 April 2019.
  5. "World Gymnastics Championships: Joe Fraser wins Britain's first parallel bars gold". BBC Sport. 13 October 2019.
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