Frank Kriz
Personal information
Full name	Frank Josef Kriz
Country represented	United States
Born	(1894-03-26)March 26, 1894 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1955(1955-01-11) (aged 60) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Gym	Bohemian Gymnastic Association
Medal record Representing  United States Men's artistic gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 Total 1 0 0 Olympic Games 1924 Paris Vault

Frank Josef Kriz (March 26, 1894 – January 11, 1955) was an American gymnast and Olympic champion.^[1] A member of the New York Sokol and the Bohemian Gymnastic Association, he competed in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Summer Olympics.^[2] In 1924, he received a gold medal in vault.^[3] In 1922 and 1924, he won the Amateur Athletic Union national gymnastics title.^[4][5] In 1959, he was one of the initial inductees to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.^[6]

As a gymnast, Kriz was a member of the Bohemian Gymnastic Association.^[7] He worked as a fireman for Hook and Ladder 154 of the New York City Fire Department and required leave to participate in the Olympics.^[8] He received special approval, along with Bob McAllister, to make the trip to compete in the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Kriz was the very first U.S. gymnast, male or female, to win a medal of any sort at a Summer Olympic Games or World Championships on foreign soil, and would remain the only one to win any medal at those such games on foreign soil for nearly half a century until Cathy Rigby won a silver on balance beam at the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana and Peter Kormann won a bronze medal on floor exercise at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games.