Danell

Leyva

Quick Facts

• 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.

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (2 silver, 1 bronze)
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Horizontal Bar - Men, Parallel Bars - Men), 5th (Team - Men), 22th (Pommel Horse - Men)
• Olympic Games London 2012, bronze (Individual All-Around - Men), 5th (Horizontal Bar - Men, Team - Men), 10th (Pommel Horse - Men), 12th (Parallel Bars - Men), 19th (Floor Exercise - Men), 31th (Rings - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – silver (Horizontal Bar - Men), 5th (Team - Men), 6th (Parallel Bars - Men), 17th (Individual All-Around - Men), 30th (Pommel Horse - Men), 46th (Rings - Men), 47th (Floor Exercise - Men)
• Years of participation: Floor Exercise - Men 2010, 2011, 2015; Horizontal Bar - Men 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015; Individual All-Around - Men 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015; Parallel Bars - Men 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015; Pommel Horse - Men 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015; Rings - Men 2010, 2011, 2015; Team - Men 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
• Medals: 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
• Gold – 2011 (Parallel Bars - Men)
• Silver – 2015 (Horizontal Bar - Men); 2014 (Parallel Bars - Men)
• Bronze – 2014 (Team - Men); 2011 (Team - Men)

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