Bridgette Caquatto

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Bridgette Caquatto
Nickname(s)Bridgey
Country representedFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1994-03-14) March 14, 1994 (age 28)
Hometown Naperville, Illinois
Residence Phoenix, Arizona
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelElite
Years on national team2009–12 (USA)
ClubLegacy Elite Gymnastics
College team Florida Gators
Head coach(es) Jiani Wu
Yuejiu Li
Former coach(es) Rhonda Faehn
Music Jai Ho! (2011), Bom Bom (2013
RetiredApril 16, 2016
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Uneven Bars
City of Jesolo Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 JesoloTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 JesoloUneven Bars
Representing the Florida Gators
Florida Gators script logo.svg
NCAA National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Fort WorthTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 BirminghamTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Los AngelesTeam

Bridgette Caquatto (born March 14, 1994) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed for the University of Florida. [1] She made her national debut in 2007 and won the all-around and uneven bars finals at the 2011 Pan American Games.

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Early life

Caquatto was born to Dave and Lin Caquatto on March 14, 1994. She began taking gymnastics classes at the age of 2, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Mackenzie.

Junior career

Caquatto's first national competition was the U.S. Classic in 2007, where she finished 19th in the all-around. At her last competition as a junior, the 2009 National Championships, she finished second in the all-around and on vault and placed in the top ten on the other events. [2]

Senior career

A series of injuries kept Caquatto out of major competitions in 2010. The following year, she competed at the U.S. Classic and the National Championships, earning top ten placings. To avoid re-injuring her knee, she performed watered-down vaults, and the uneven bars became her strongest event.

Her first international assignment as a senior was the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, where she placed in the top ten on every event. Later that year, at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, she helped the U.S. team win the gold medal and went on to win individual gold medals in the all-around and on the uneven bars. [3] [4]

College career

Caquatto joined the Florida Gators gymnastics team in the fall of 2012, joining her sister, Mackenzie. [5] During her college career, she competed on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise, [6] and helped the Gators win NCAA national championship titles in 2013 and 2014. [7]

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