Name: Danell Leyva

Sport: Gymnastics

Discipline(s): Artistic Gymnastics

Event(s): Team

Height: 5-7

Weight: 150

DOB: 10/30/1991

Birthplace: Cardenas, Cuba

Hometown: Homestead, Fla.

High School: Homeschooled ‘10

Team/Club: Universal Gymnastics

Coach(es): Yin Alvarez

Olympic Experience

• Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016); Three-time Olympic medalist (2 silver, 1 bronze)
• Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 5th (team); silver (parallel bars, horizontal bar)
• London 2012 Olympic games, bronze (all-around); 5th (team)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – silver (horizontal bar), 5th (team), 6th (parallel bars), 17th (all-around)
• Years of participation: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
• Medals: 5 (1 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes)
• Gold – 2011 (parallel bars)
• Silver – 2014 (parallel bars); 2015 (high bar)
• Bronze – 2011 (team); 2014 (team)

Personal: Son of Yin Alvarez and Maria Gonzalez...Sister, Dayanis Mesa, is a Spanish television host...Mother and stepfather were both members of the Cuban national gymnastics team...Born in Cuba and moved to the United States at age 2...Became the youngest member of the U.S. national senior team at age 17...Spanish is his first language and can also speak conversational Italian, Romanian and Japanese; he is also currently studying Portuguese...Enjoys playing the piano, painting, drawing, football, music, cartoons and comics.

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