Luis Rivera (gymnast)
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| Luis Rivera | |
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| Full name | Luis Ramon Rivera Rivera |
| Country represented |  Puerto Rico |
| Born | September 4, 1986 Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Federacion Puertorriqueña de Gimnasia |
| Head coach(es) | Jose R. Colon |
| Assistant coach(es) | Juan C. Colon |
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Luis Ramon Rivera Rivera (born September 4, 1986 in Humacao) is a Puerto Rican gymnast.[1] Rivera had won a total of three medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including two golds for the team all-around and pommel horse.[2] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished fourteenth in the men's individual all-around final, with a total technical score of 90.175.[3] He is also affiliated with Federacion Puertorriqueña de Gimnasia (Puerto Rican Federation of Gymnastics), and is coached and trained by Jose and Juan R. Colon.
Career achievements
[edit]- Fourteenth place in the individual all-around event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Three-time medalist (two golds and one bronze) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Finished fourth for vault at the 2008 Turnier der Meister in Cottbus, Germany, and at the 2011 ART World Cup Series in Paris, France
- Bronze medalist in men's vault at the 2008 Doha Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Rivera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ "Pan Am Games Conclude". International Gymnastics. July 17, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ "Men's Individual All-Around – Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Luis Rivera at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Luis Rivera at Olympedia
- Luis Rivera Rivera at Olympics.com
- Luis Rivera Rivera at Olympic.org (archived)
- Luis Rivera Rivera at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 24, 2012)
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