Hezly Rivera | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Hez | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hackensack, New Jersey | June 4, 2008||||||||||||||
Hometown | Oradell, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Plano, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Level | Junior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2022–present (USA) | ||||||||||||||
Gym | WOGA | ||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Valeri Liukin | ||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Anna Liukin | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hezly Rivera (born June 4, 2008) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2023 Junior World Championships. Additionally she is the 2023 Junior World silver medalist on floor exercise.
Rivera was born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 2008 to Henry Rivera and Heidy Ruiz, and raised in nearby Oradell. [1]
Rivera competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed third in the all-around. [2] As a result, she was selected to compete at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. [3] While there she helped the USA win gold.
In July Rivera competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished second in the all-around behind Jayla Hang. Additionally she won gold on balance beam, silver on floor exercise, and finished fourth on vault. [4] The following month Rivera competed at the National Championships where she finished sixth in the all-around and won bronze on floor exercise. [5]
Rivera competed at the 2023 Winter Cup where she won the all-around competition. Additionally she placed first on balance beam and floor exercise. [6] As a result, on winning the competition, Rivera was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships. [7] [8]
On the first day of the Junior World Championships Rivera helped the USA finish second behind Japan. However, during the vault rotation Rivera's hand slipped on the vaulting table resulting in her scoring a 0 on the apparatus and therefore not qualifying for the all-around final. She did qualify for the uneven bars and floor exercise finals. [9] [10] During event finals Rivera placed eighth on uneven bars but won silver on floor exercise behind Italian Giulia Perotti. [11]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2022 | Winter Cup | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
DTB Pokal Team Challenge | |||||||
U.S. Classic | 4 | 11 | |||||
U.S. National Championships | 6 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |||
2023 | Winter Cup | 4 | 7 | ||||
Junior World Championships | 8 | ||||||
U.S. Classic | 6 | 20 | |||||
U.S. National Championships | 5 | 15 | |||||
Senior | |||||||
2024 | Winter Cup | 20 | |||||
City of Jesolo Trophy | 9 | 4 |
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