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Olympic gymnast Frederick Richard attempts more than 1,000 backflips in 24 hours for world record

Name: Olympic gymnast Frederick Richard attempts more than 1,000 backflips in 24 hours for world record
Uploaded: 2025-05-02T18:01:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 13 s
Description: Olympic medalist and Stoughton, Massachusetts native Frederick Richard is trying to break a world record for the most backflips done in 24 hours to raise money for young gymnasts in Africa. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.

Olympic medalist and Stoughton, Massachusetts native Frederick Richard is trying to break a world record for the most backflips done in 24 hours to raise money for young gymnasts in Africa. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.