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.

Early life and education

Neff 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

In 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

  1. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Neff
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