Hezly Rivera

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Hezly Rivera
Nickname(s)Hez
Country representedFlag of the United States.svg United States
Born (2008-06-04) June 4, 2008 (age 15)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hometown Oradell, New Jersey
Residence Plano, Texas
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2022–present (USA)
Gym WOGA
Head coach(es) Valeri Liukin
Assistant coach(es) Anna Liukin
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Antalya Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 AntalyaFloor exercise

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.

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Early life

Rivera was born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 2008 to Henry Rivera and Heidy Ruiz, and raised in nearby Oradell. [1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2022

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]

2023

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]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2022 Winter Cup Bronze medal icon.svg86116
DTB Pokal Team Challenge Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic Silver medal icon.svg411Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships 611612Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 Winter Cup Gold medal icon.svg47Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Junior World Championships Silver medal icon.svg8Silver medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic 620
U.S. National Championships Gold medal icon.svg5Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg15
Senior
2024 Winter Cup Bronze medal icon.svg20Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
City of Jesolo Trophy Bronze medal icon.svg94

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