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Puerto Rican artistic gymnast
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Rivera and the second or maternal family name is
Rivera.
Luis Rivera |
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Full name | Luis Ramon Rivera Rivera |
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Country represented | Puerto Rico |
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Born | (1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 (age 37) Humacao, Puerto Rico |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
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Club | Federacion Puertorriqueña de Gimnasia |
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Head coach(es) | Jose R. Colon |
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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
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- ^ 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.