Occupation
Athlete
Education
Law - University of Medellin: Colombia
Spoken languages
Spanish
Club
Antioquia Department: Colombia
Coach
Leonardo Gonzalez Garcia [national]
Sporting relatives
His brother Jose Manuel has represented Colombia in gymnastics at the Pan American championships. (lagim.com.co, 29 Mar 2021)
International senior debut
2015
Injuries
In 2021 he sustained a tibial plateau fracture to his right leg during a training session. The injury prevented him from competing at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (YouTube channel, 05 Jun 2021, 15 Apr 2021)
In 2014 he fractured two metatarsal bones in his foot during a training camp in the United States of America. He was still able to compete at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (latinamericanpost.com, 26 Jul 2020)
Start sporting career
He got involved in gymnastics in 2006.
Reason for taking up the sport
One of his school teachers took him and other schoolmates to visit the facilities of the gymnastics league of Antioquia Department in Medellin, Colombia. "For me it was like getting into an amusement park. All those apparatus shocked me."
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Instagram profile, 28 Jun 2022)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning five gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia. (Instagram profile, 28 Jun 2022)
Hero / Idol
Colombian gymnast Jorge Giraldo. (elcolombiano.com, 22 Sep 2011)
Awards
He and weightlifter Yenny Alvarez were Colombia's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. (telemedellin.tv, 15 Jun 2023)
Last update : 2024-07-22