Nickname
Alex, Al (Instagram profile, 01 Jul 2017; Twitter profile, 30 Jun 2017)
Occupation
Athlete, Marketing
Education
Physical Education, Sports Management, Tourism - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis [IUPUI]: Indianapolis, IN, USA
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Club
Integrity Athletics: United States
Injuries
He was unable to practise gymnastics between the ages of nine and 11 due to an elbow injury. (usagymchamps.com, 07 Jul 2018)
Start sporting career
He took up trampolining at age 11.
Reason for taking up the sport
He switched from artistic gymnastics to trampolining after he sustained an elbow injury.
Additional information
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He announced his retirement from trampolining in 2015. After finishing his degree he began working as a marketing director at Integrity Athletics in 2016, where he decided to start trampolining again. "Integrity Athletics just so happened to have a really great trampoline and tumbling programme. Every day, I had to walk through the gym just to get to my office. I was still young and capable of competing. I got the drive again, just looking down and watching the other kids practising." (usagymchamps.com, 01 Jul 2017)
OTHER ROLES
In 2018 he began serving as trampoline and tumbling athletes representative at USA Gymnastics. (usagym.org, 08 Sep 2021, 31 Jul 2020)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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