Birthdate: 10/30/1991 Program: Men's Artistic Level: Senior Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA Head Coach: Yin Alvarez
Career Highlights
Inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2023
2016 Olympic parallel bars & high bar silver medalist
2015 World high bar silver medalist. Also finished sixth on parallel bars
2015 U.S. parallel bars bronze medalist
2015 Winter Cup parallel bars champion
USOC Athlete of the Month for October 2014
2014 World parallel bars silver medalist and team bronze medalist
Four-time U.S. parallel bars champion - 2010-12, 2014
2014 Winter Cup Challenge high bar silver medalist
2013 U.S. high bar bronze medalist
2012 Olympic all-around bronze medalist. Also competed in high bar finals
Three-time U.S. high bar champion - 2009, 2011-12
2012 U.S. parallel bars & high bar champion and all-around silver medalist
2012 AT&T American Cup all-around champion
2012 Winter Cup Challenge high bar champion (tie) and floor exercise silver medalist
2011 World Championships parallel bars gold medalist and team bronze medalist
2011 U.S. all-around, parallel bars and horizontal bar champion
2011 Winter Cup Challenge parallel bars and horizontal bar champion
Member of the 2009-11 World Championships Teams
2010 U.S. parallel bars champion, all-around silver medalist and horizontal bar bronze medalist
2010 Winter Cup Challenge parallel bars champion
2009 U.S. horizontal bar champion (tie)
2009 Winter Cup Challenge parallel bars champion and all-around silver medalist
Coached by his step-father, Yin Alvarez
About
Danell Leyva
Nickname: Danell Hometown: Miami, FL Personal Website:danelljleyva.com/ Twitter:@danelljleyva Facebook:Facebook.com/DanellLeyva Year you began gymnastics: 1995 How did you get involved in gymnastics: Both my parents were gymnasts, and now they're coaches. Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Yin Alvarez and Maria Gonzalez, both coaches Names of sibling(s): Dayanis Mesa, she works on a Spanish television show. Family members in sports: My mom's cousin once held the world record in holding his breath underwater. (7:15)
National Competition Results
2016
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, St. Louis. Mo. -
2nd-PB; 3rd-HB; 10th-AA