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Alexander Naddour

Alexander Naddour

Alexander "Alex" Naddour (born March 4, 1991) is an American artistic gymnast. He was part of the bronze medal team at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Naddour was an alternate for Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal on the pommel horse individual event competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Alexander Naddour
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Naddour
Nickname(s)Alex
Country representedUSA
Born(1991-03-04)March 4, 1991[1]
Gilbert, Arizona
HometownGilbert, Arizona, United States
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
GymUSA Youth Fitness Centre
College teamUniversity of Oklahoma
Headcoach(es)Mike Naddour

Personal life

Naddour was born on March 4, 1991, to Mike and Sandy Naddour in Gilbert, Arizona.

In 2015, Naddour married fellow gymnast Hollie Vise. The couple have a daughter, Lilah, born in February 2016,[2] and a son, Crew, born in June 2018.[3]

Gymnastics career

Naddour was a member of the U.S. men's national team for the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 World Championships. Pommel horse is considered his strongest event. He is a five-time national champion, three-time World finalist and Olympic bronze medalist in pommel horse.[4]

On June 20, 2018, Alex Naddour was suspended by USA Gymnastics following allegations of sexual misconduct. The USA Gymnastics officials were presented with the first allegations in 2012. Additional allegations were made against Naddour around 2016.[5] Naddour tweeted in response: "I have no idea what is happening or why, we are trying to contact safe sport for any information." [6] Naddour was cleared of a sexual misconduct allegation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and removed from the USA Gymnastics suspended list in November 2018.[7]

Olympics

On June 25, 2016, Naddour was named to the 2016 U.S. men's gymnastic's team for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Naddour had been named as an alternate for the U.S. in 2012.[8] On August 14, 2016, Naddour won a bronze medal in the pommel horse at the Rio Olympics, the first medal of those games for the U.S. male gymnasts and the first pommel horse medal for Team USA since Peter Vidmar and Tim Daggett in 1984.

References

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Citation Linkusagym.org"USA Gymnastics – Alexander Naddour". Usagym.org. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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Citation Linkwww.usatoday.comAxon, Rachel (June 26, 2016). "Once an alternate, Alex Naddour clinches men's gymnastics Olympic spot on emotional night". USA Today. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.instagram.comInstagram, Son (June 5, 2018). "4:55 pm today, My Son was born!". Instagram. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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Citation Linkwww.azcentral.comMetcalfe, Jeff (June 23, 2016). "Alex Naddour leads on pommel horse at Olympic Gym Trials". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.pe.comOlympic, Medalist (June 20, 2018). "Olympic medalist Alex Naddour suspended by USA Gymnastics after sexual misconduct charges". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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Citation Linktwitter.comTweet, Naddour (June 2018). "I have no idea". Twitter. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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Citation Linkwww.azcentral.comMetcalfe, Jeff (November 27, 2018). "Olympic medalist Alex Naddour suspended by USA Gymnastics after sexual misconduct charges". Arizona Central. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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Citation Linkabcnews.go.comGraves, Will (June 25, 2016). "National Champion Sam Mikulak Leads US Men's Gymnastics Team". ABC News. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.sports-reference.comAlex Naddour
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Citation Linkusagym.org"USA Gymnastics – Alexander Naddour"
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Citation Linkwww.usatoday.com"Once an alternate, Alex Naddour clinches men's gymnastics Olympic spot on emotional night"
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Citation Linkwww.instagram.com"4:55 pm today, My Son was born!"
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Citation Linkwww.azcentral.com"Alex Naddour leads on pommel horse at Olympic Gym Trials"
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Citation Linkwww.pe.com"Olympic medalist Alex Naddour suspended by USA Gymnastics after sexual misconduct charges"
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Citation Linktwitter.com"I have no idea"
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Citation Linkwww.azcentral.com"Olympic medalist Alex Naddour suspended by USA Gymnastics after sexual misconduct charges"
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Citation Linkabcnews.go.com"National Champion Sam Mikulak Leads US Men's Gymnastics Team"
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Citation Linkusagym.orgAlex Naddour
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