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Paul Ruggeri III

Birthdate: 11/12/1988
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Manlius, NY
Club: US Gymnastics Develop Center II
Head Coach: Genadi Chub


Career Highlights

  • USOC's male athlete of the month for April, 2013
  • 2012 U.S. floor exercise silver medalist
  • 2012 NCAA team and vault champion and parallel bars silver medalist
  • 2012 Nissen-Emery Award winner
  • 2012 Winter Cup Challenge floor exercise bronze medalist
  • 2011 Pan American Games high bar gold medalist, parallel bars silver medalist and team bronze medalist
  • 2009 NCAA parallel bars and horizontal bars champion with the University of Illinois.
  • 2009 Winter Cup Challenge horizontal bar champion.
  • 2008 NCAA horizontal bars champion.


Personal Information

Hometown: Manlius, NY
Twitter: @Paul_Ruggeri
Name of College: University of Illinois
Degree/Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Year you began gymnastics: 1995
How did you get involved in gymnastics: I first did diving when I was little, then my mom put me into gymnastics.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: Accomplishing things you didn't think were possible.
What are your goals for gymnastics?: To be a 2012 Gold Medal Olympic Team member
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Kathy and Paul
Names of sibling(s): Brother Chris and sister Kathy
Family members in sports: Dad swam in college, aunt did gymnastics in college

Interests Outside the Gym

Favorite school subject: Organic Chemistry
Hobbies or favorite activities: Painting, drawing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, boating, jet skiing
Favorite music: Dead Mau5, Tiziano Ferro
Favorite TV show(s): That 70s Show, Avatar the Last Airbender, Jersey Shore
Favorite Food: Grandma's Gnochhi

National Competition Results

2013 Winter Cup Challenge - Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-VT, HB; 8th-AA, PB
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. - 3rd-FX, HB; 6th-AA; 7th-PB
2012 Visa Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 2nd-FX(T); 4th-HB; 7th-AA
2012 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, Norman, Okla. - 1st-Team, VT(T); 2nd-PB; 9th-AA
2012 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 3rd-FX; 4th-VT, HB; 7th-AA
2011 Visa Championships, Saint Paul, Minn. - 3rd-HB(T); 8th-FX
2011 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 2nd-HB; 3rd-VT; 4th-FX; 8th-AA
2010 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, West Point, N.Y. - 4th-Team
2010 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-VT; 5th-HB; 7th-PB
2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas -
2009 NCAA Men's Championships, Minneapolis, Minn. - 1st-PB, HB; 2nd-FX; 3rd-AA; 5th-Team
2009 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-HB
2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 7th-HB
2008 NCAA Men's Championships, Stanford, Calif. - 1st-HB; 5th-FX(T), VT
2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 4th-FX; 8th-AA
2007 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. -
2007 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. - 2nd-FX(T)
2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn. - 1st-FX, HB; 3rd-AA, VT (Jr. Div.)
2006 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -

International Competition Results

2013 Ljubjana World Cup, Ljubjana, Slovenia - 1st-VT, HB; 7th-FX
2012 Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany - 2nd-HB; 6th-VT(T)
2011 Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico - 1st-HB; 2nd-PB(T); 3rd-Team; 7th-VT; 8th-FX
2010 Toyota Cup, Aichi, Japan - 3rd-FX, HB; 4th-VT; 5th-PB
2010 Japan Cup, Tokyo, Japan - 3rd-Team
2010 Moscow World Stars, Moscow, Russia - 3rd-HB; 5th-FX; 7th-VT

Videos of Paul Ruggeri III

2013 Winter Cup Finals Pommel Horse
2013 Winter Cup Finals High Bar
2013 Winter Cup Finals Parallel Bars
2013 Winter Cup Finals Vault
2013 Winter Cup Finals Still Rings
2013 Winter Cup Finals Floor Exercise
2013 Interview at Winter Cup
2013 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2013 Winter Cup Prelims Pommel Horse
2013 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings
2013 Winter Cup Prelims Vault
2013 Winter Cup Prelims Parallel Bars
2013 Winter Cup Prelims High Bar
2012 Visa Championships Day 2 Floor Exercise
2012 Visa Championships Day 2 Still Rings
2012 Visa Championships Day 2 Vault
2012 Visa Championships Day 2 Parallel Bars
2012 Visa Championships Day 2 High Bar
2012 Visa Championships Day 1 High Bar
2012 Visa Championships Day 1 Parallel Bars
2012 Visa Championships Day 1 Vault
2012 Visa Championships Day 1 Still Rings
2012 Visa Championships Day 1 Pommel Horse
2012 Visa Championships Day 1 Floor Exercise
2012 Winter Cup Finals Pommel Horse
2012 Winter Cup Finals Floor Exercise
2012 Winter Cup Finals Parallel Bars
2012 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings
2012 Winter Cup Prelims Vault
2012 Winter Cup Prelims Parallel Bars
2012 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2012 Winter Cup Prelims Pommel Horse
2012 Winter Cup Prelims High Bar
2011 Winter Cup Finals Vault
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Pommel Horse
2011 Winter Cup Prelims High Bar
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Vault
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2011 Winter Cup Prelims Parallel Bars
2010 Interview after Worlds podium training
2010 Visa Championships Day 2 Parallel Bars
2010 Winter Cup Finals Vault
2010 Winter Cup Finals Parallel Bars
2010 Winter Cup Prelims Floor Exercise
2010 Winter Cup Prelims Still Rings

LEGEND:

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Bean | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic: AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acro: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
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