Luis Rivera (gymnast)
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Luis Rivera | |
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— Gymnast — | |
Full name | Luis Ramon Rivera Rivera |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
4 September 1986
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 |
Medal record
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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 (English: Puerto Rican Federation of Gymnastics), and is coached and trained by Jose and Juan R. Colon.
Career achievements
- 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
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