Addison Fatta
Full nameAddison Grace Fatta
Country representedUnited States United States
Born (2004-11-23) November 23, 2004
Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA
HometownWrightsville, Pennsylvania USA
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021–2023 (USA)
ClubPrestige Gymnastics
College teamOklahoma Sooners (2025–2028)
Head coach(es)Tony Fatta
Jen Fatta
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MedellínTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 MedellínUneven bars
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 1

Addison Grace Fatta (/ˈfeɪtə/ FEY-ta) (born November 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a member of the United States national gymnastics team.

Early life

Fatta was born to Tony and Jen Fatta in 2004 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She started gymnastics in 2005.[1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2017–19

Fatta qualified as an elite-level gymnast in 2017. She competed at the American Classic, the U.S. Classic, and at her first National Championships.[2]

In 2018 Fatta only competed at the American Classic and the U.S. Classic.

In 2019, her last year as a junior level gymnast, Fatta competed at the U.S. Classic and at the 2019 National Championships. She finished 13th in the all-around.[3]

Senior

2021

Fatta competed at the Winter Cup where she placed seventh in the all-around.[4] In late May Fatta competed at the U.S. Classic where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. In June she competed at her first senior-level National Championships. She placed sixteenth in the all-around but qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. Additionally she was named to the national team for the first time.[5] At the Olympic Trials Fatta finished eleventh in the all-around.

2022

Fatta competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[6] In July Fatta was selected as the alternate for the Pan American Championships team.[7]

In August Fatta competed at the National Championships. She finished tenth in the all-around.[8] In September Fatta competed at the Szombathely Challenge World Cup alongside Katelyn Jong and Levi Jung-Ruivivar. While there Fatta won gold on vault and bronze on the uneven bars.[9]

In November Fatta signed her National Letter of Intent with the Oklahoma Sooners.[10]

2023

Fatta was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Zoe Miller, Joscelyn Roberson, Tiana Sumanasekera, Nola Matthews and traveling replacement athlete Madray Johnson.[11] During qualifications, which also served as individual finals, she helped the USA team qualify to the team final in first place, and individually she won the silver medal on uneven bars with a score of 13.667, behind Nola Matthews.[12] Fatta also competed on floor exercise, earning a score of 12.167. During the team final, Fatta scored a 13.150 on vault and a 13.700 on uneven bars to help the USA win the team gold medal.[13]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017American Classic2019191821
U.S. Classic1010202120
U.S. National Championships2827182525
2018American Classic1717121134
U.S. Classic216302432
2019U.S. Classic178243115
U.S. National Championships13692725
Senior
2021Winter Cup75111417
American Classic42nd place, silver medalist(s)7148
U.S. Classic515
U.S. National Championships16102115
Olympic Trials11131311
2022Winter Cup1161320
Pan American Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)[lower-alpha 1]
U.S. Classic65
U.S. National Championships10111811
Szombathely Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Swiss Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Winter Cup102nd place, silver medalist(s)10247
DTB Pokal Mixed Cup4
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic421
U.S. National Championships17592319
  1. ↑ Fatta was the team USA alternate

References

  1. ↑ "Addison Fatta". USA Gymnastics.
  2. ↑ "2017 U.S. Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Chiles, Parker claim 2021 Winter Cup senior and junior all-around titles, four senior and five junior gymnasts named to U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "McClain takes senior women's all-around title at 2022 Winter Cup Presented by OZONE and TURN". USA Gymnastics. February 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "World all-around bronze medalist DiCello to headline U.S. women's team at 2022 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "McClain reigns at the 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "United States' Addison Fatta and Katelyn Jong claim artistic gymnastics titles at Szombathely World Challenge Cup". International Olympic Committee. October 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kindler Adds Fantastic Four for 2023". Oklahoma Sooners. November 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Women's senior team named for 2023 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. April 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2023 Pan American Championships Results." The Gymternet. https://thegymter.net/2023/05/29/2023-pan-american-championships-results/ Link accessed June 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 Pan American Championships Results", The Gymternet, May 29, 2023
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