Robert Neff
American artistic gymnast
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 9, 1995 Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States (2017, 2019–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | USOTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Syque Caesar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Thom Glielmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | August 10, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
