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Jake JarmanBritish gymnast
Date of Birth: 03.12.2001
Country:  Great Britain |
Content:
- Joe Fraser's Early Life and Filipino Heritage
- Junior Career
- Senior Career
- International Success
- 2024 European Championships and Olympic Debut
- Potential Representation for the Philippines
Joe Fraser's Early Life and Filipino Heritage
Joe Fraser was born on December 3, 2001, in Peterborough, England. His father is British, and his mother is Filipina from the province of Cebu. Fraser has strong ties to his Filipino heritage, as he spent two years in the Philippines between the ages of three and five and maintains connections with his relatives there.
Junior Career
Fraser began his gymnastics career as a junior, competing in the Youth Division of the European Championships in 2018. He won a team silver medal with the British team and an individual silver medal in the vault.
Senior Career
Fraser emerged as a star in 2022, winning British senior titles in the floor exercise and vault. He represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he won an unprecedented four gold medals in the team event, individual all-around, floor exercise, and vault.
International Success
Fraser's success continued at the 2022 European Championships, where he helped Great Britain win the team final for the first time in a decade. He also won bronze in the floor exercise and gold in the vault, becoming the first British man to win European gold in the vault.
In 2023, Fraser was part of the British team that placed fourth at the World Championships. He also won a gold medal in the vault final, becoming the first British athlete to win a world title on that apparatus.
2024 European Championships and Olympic Debut
At the 2024 European Championships, Fraser helped Great Britain claim second place in the team competition. He also won his second gold medal in the vault.
Fraser made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was part of the British team that finished fourth in the team competition and won a bronze medal in the floor exercise, his first Olympic medal.
Potential Representation for the Philippines
During the Paris Olympics, it was reported that the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) had reached out to Fraser to potentially represent the country at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. GAP president Cynthia Carrion stated that "Fraser wants to represent the Philippines."
