Guillermo Carlos Alvarez[1] (born October 24, 1982) is an American artistic gymnastics coach and former gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won three medals while representing the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games.
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| Full name | Guillermo Carlos Alvarez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 24, 1982 Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2005–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mike Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Alvarez (horizontal bar) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Awards | Nissen-Emery Award (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life and education
editAlvarez was born October 24, 1982, in Colorado.[2] His father emigrated from Rioverde, San Luis Potosí to Idaho and the family worked in potato fields.[3] A native of Denver, he attended Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, Colorado.[4] He enrolled at the University of Minnesota to pursue gymnastics.
Gymnastics career
editIn college, Alvarez competed for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics team and was the 2005 Nissen Award winner (the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics).[5][6][7][8]
Domestically, he was the floor apparatus national champion at the 2005 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.
Alvarez was a member of the 2005 Pan American Gymnastics Championships team and won a team all-around gold medal and silver medal on the floor. The following year, he won two individual medals and one team medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. 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 was not selected.
Alvarez retired from competition in 2009 at the age of 26.[9]
Coaching career
editFollowing his retirement, Alvarez began coaching. He began coaching in 2009 at TAGS Gymnastics in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, alongside a fellow Minnesota Golden Gophers gymnast.[9] He later became a coach with the Icelandic National Team.[9][10][11]
Personal life
editAlvarez is the cousin of Bryan Alvarez.[12]
Eponymous skills
editAlvarez has one named element on the horizontal bar.[13][14]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal bar | Alvarez | "Double salto fwd. str. with 1/1 or 3/2 t." | E, 0.5 | Performed at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, but added to CoP in 2021.[15] |
- ^ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points
References
edit- ^ "Students making progress". The Reykjavík Grapevine. No. 18. December 6, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Vignette featuring Team Chevron gymnasts will air during NBC's broadcast". usagym.org. August 17, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Olympic spotlight: Former Minnesota Gophers gymnast Guillermo Alvarez". St. Paul Pioneer Press. May 10, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "MGYM: Alvarez Named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week For Second Straight Week". gophersports.com. February 16, 2005. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Weiner, Jay (June 19, 2008). "Dependable Alvarez falls just short of Olympic gymnastics team". MinnPost. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Q & A with Minnesota Gymnast Guillermo Alvarez - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site". Bigten.org. April 6, 2005. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ ":: USA Gymnastics :: Guillermo Alvarez ::". Usagym.org. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Guillermo Alvarez - USA Gymnastics". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Huss, Daniel (July 21, 2015). "Icelandic National coach back in EP". swnewsmedia.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Þorsteinsdóttir, Auður Inga (April 22, 2015). "Frábært Evrópumót í áhaldafimleikum". gerpla.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Former Gopher Alvarez to Coach in Iceland". gophersports.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Table of Named Elements Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. December 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics Code of Points 2025–2028" (PDF). gymnastics.sport. July 3, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Five new elements named for their creators in Men's Gymnastics in 2021". gymnastics.sport. December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
External links
edit- Guillermo Alvarez at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Guillermo Alvarez at USA Gymnastics
- Guillermo Alvarez at Team USA (archived)
