Danell Leyva

Danell Leyva
Personal information
Full nameDanell Johan Leyva Gonzalez
Country representedUnited States
Born (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 32)
Cárdenas, Cuba
HometownMiami, Florida, U.S.
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2009–2016
GymTeam Hilton HHonors
Universal Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Yin Alvarez
Retired2016
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 1
World Championships 1 2 2
Pacific Rim Championships 3 0 1
Pan American Championships 1 2 0
Total 5 6 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanning Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanning Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Melbourne Parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 2010 Melbourne Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Melbourne Rings
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rosario Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rosario Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rosario Parallel bars

Danell Johan Leyva Gonzalez (born October 30, 1991) is a Cuban American former gymnast who competed for the United States. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and is the 2012 Olympic individual all-around bronze medalist and 2016 Olympic parallel bars and horizontal bar silver medalist. He is also the 2011 US national all-around gold medalist and the 2011 world champion on the parallel bars.[1] With a combined total of 8 Olympic and World Championships medals, Leyva is the second most decorated American male gymnast after Paul Hamm.

In gymnastics, Leyva was a specialist on parallel bars and horizontal bar, having his own signature move (jam-dislocate-hop to undergrips) on the latter.

  1. ^ "Danell Leyva". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2021.