Guillermo Alvarez (gymnast)

Guillermo Alvarez (born 24 October 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 is the cousin of former professional wrestler, combat sports journalist & podcaster Bryan Alvarez.[5]

References
  1. Weiner, Jay (2008-06-19). "Dependable Alvarez falls just short of Olympic gymnastics team". MinnPost. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  2. "Q & A with Minnesota Gymnast Guillermo Alvarez - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site". Bigten.org. 2005-04-06. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  3. ":: USA Gymnastics :: Guillermo Alvarez ::". Usagym.org. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  4. "Guillermo Alvarez - USA Gymnastics". Team USA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  5. "B&V: Saturday Night's Main Event from March of 1988!". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-14.


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