Occupation
Athlete
Education
Marketing - Organization and Method College: Santo Domingo, DOM
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Coach
Ramon Amaury Holguin [national], DOM
Injuries
He claimed four medals, including one gold, at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, despite struggling with a ligament injury to his right ankle. He sustained the injury during a training session in 2022. (elnacional.com.do, 29 Jun 2023; eldia.com.do, 04 Jul 2023)
He was affected by an injury to his left knee in 2022. (imparcialrd.do, 02 Aug 2022)
He was troubled by a minor injury to his ankle at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (cebollanews.com, 11 Jun 2021)
A knee injury prevented him from competing at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (diariolibre.com, 22 Aug 2019; Acento TV YouTube channel, 12 Jun 2018)
He fractured two of his fingers ahead of the 2015 World Championships. He was still able to compete at the tournament in Glasgow, Scotland. (diariolibre.com, 15 Mar 2016)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age 11 in Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Reason for taking up the sport
He and one of his friends decided they wanted to try the sport.
Milestones
He became the first gymnast representing the Dominican Republic to win a gold medal at the Pan American Games when he claimed victory in vault at the 2019 Games in Lima, Peru. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Sep 2019; hoy.com.do, 01 Aug 2019; diariolibre.com, 22 Aug 2019)
He became the first male gymnast representing the Dominican Republic to finish on top of the podium at a World Cup event by winning the vault competition at the 2017 World Cup event in Osijek, Croatia. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Oct 2018; cachicha.com, 24 May 2017)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the vault competition at the 2017 World Challenge Cup in Osijek, Croatia, and claiming gold on vault at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Ministerio de Deportes Facebook page, 29 Dec 2020)
Most influential person in career
His family, and his first coach Sandy. (Facebook profile, 02 Sep 2019; osvaldorochainternacional.com. 21 Aug 2019)
Awards
He was flag bearer for the Dominican Republic at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. (panamsports.org, 10 Jul 2018)
In 2017 he was named Athlete of the Year by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee [COD]. (panamsports.org, 10 Jul 2018; noticiassc.com, 01 Jul 2018)
Last update : 2024-07-22