Guillermo Alvarez
Born (1982-10-24) October 24, 1982 (age 41)
Retired2009

Guillermo Alvarez (born October 24, 1982) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the 2006 and 2007 World Championship teams. In 2008, he just missed the Olympics, finishing 6th in the all around and 3rd on pommel horse, but not earning a selection. In college, Alvarez competed for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was the 2005 Nissen Award winner (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).[1][2][3][4]

Alvarez retired in 2009 at the age of 26.[5]

Alvarez is the cousin of professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, combat sports journalist, and podcaster Bryan Alvarez.[6]

References

  1. ^ Weiner, Jay (June 19, 2008). "Dependable Alvarez falls just short of Olympic gymnastics team". MinnPost. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Q & A with Minnesota Gymnast Guillermo Alvarez - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site". Bigten.org. April 6, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ^ ":: USA Gymnastics :: Guillermo Alvarez ::". Usagym.org. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Guillermo Alvarez - USA Gymnastics". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Huss, Daniel (July 21, 2015). "Icelandic National coach back in EP". SWNewsMedia.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "B&V: Saturday Night's Main Event from March of 1988!". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

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Pan American Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition
Nissen-Emery Award
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