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Paul Ruggeri
Paul Ruggeri III (born November 12, 1988) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a combined five medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games. He was an alternate for many World Artistic Gymnastics Championships teams for the United States and successfully made his first in 2015.
Ruggeri was born November 12, 1988, in Syracuse, New York, to Paul II and Kathryn Ruggeri. His father was a swimmer and his aunt a gymnast. and he is the grandson of an Italian immigrant. He began gymnastics in 1995 at Central New York Gymnastics. He attended Fayetteville Manlius High School in his hometown of Manlius, New York, before enrolling at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to pursue gymnastics. Ruggeri studied art in high school and enjoys painting, drawing, and photography. He also likes acrobatic water and snow sports.
Ruggeri competed for the University of Illinois from 2008 to 2012. In 2008, Ruggeri was the NCAA national champion on horizontal bar. In 2009, he repeated horizontal bar gold and added gold on parallel bars. In February 2012, Ruggeri competed at the 2012 Winter Cup and won bronze on the floor. He was national champion on vault and won silver on parallel bars; the Illini were also national team champions. In 2012 he was named the Nissen Award winner, the gymnastics version of the Heisman.
Ruggeri had five years of college gymnastics because he redshirted (cut short or skipped because of injury) his 2011 (senior) year. The cause was a torn peroneal (ankle) ligament at U.S. elite Winter Cup competition. Over the years, he won nine All-American honors.
In 2010, Ruggeri was an alternate on the U.S. squad at the World Championships.
At the 2011 Pan American Games, Ruggeri won gold on the horizontal bar and silver on parallel bars.
At the 2012 US Nationals, Ruggeri finished 7th in the all-around. A member of the U.S. senior national team, Ruggeri hoped to compete in the 2012 Olympics. However, he was not selected. He finished 6th in the all-around at Olympic Trials.
As of March 2013, Ruggeri worked as a gymnastics coach and trained for elite competition. In February 2013, Ruggeri competed at the 2013 Winter Cup, where he won silver on vault and horizontal bar. In April 2013, he participated in a World Cup competition and won gold on vault and horizontal bar. In recognition, the United States Olympic Committee named him as their male athlete of the month. On February 6, 2014, he underwent surgery (meniscectomy) for a meniscus tear in the right knee. He was an alternate on the U.S. men's team to the 2014 world championships.
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Paul Ruggeri
Paul Ruggeri III (born November 12, 1988) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a combined five medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games. He was an alternate for many World Artistic Gymnastics Championships teams for the United States and successfully made his first in 2015.
Ruggeri was born November 12, 1988, in Syracuse, New York, to Paul II and Kathryn Ruggeri. His father was a swimmer and his aunt a gymnast. and he is the grandson of an Italian immigrant. He began gymnastics in 1995 at Central New York Gymnastics. He attended Fayetteville Manlius High School in his hometown of Manlius, New York, before enrolling at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to pursue gymnastics. Ruggeri studied art in high school and enjoys painting, drawing, and photography. He also likes acrobatic water and snow sports.
Ruggeri competed for the University of Illinois from 2008 to 2012. In 2008, Ruggeri was the NCAA national champion on horizontal bar. In 2009, he repeated horizontal bar gold and added gold on parallel bars. In February 2012, Ruggeri competed at the 2012 Winter Cup and won bronze on the floor. He was national champion on vault and won silver on parallel bars; the Illini were also national team champions. In 2012 he was named the Nissen Award winner, the gymnastics version of the Heisman.
Ruggeri had five years of college gymnastics because he redshirted (cut short or skipped because of injury) his 2011 (senior) year. The cause was a torn peroneal (ankle) ligament at U.S. elite Winter Cup competition. Over the years, he won nine All-American honors.
In 2010, Ruggeri was an alternate on the U.S. squad at the World Championships.
At the 2011 Pan American Games, Ruggeri won gold on the horizontal bar and silver on parallel bars.
At the 2012 US Nationals, Ruggeri finished 7th in the all-around. A member of the U.S. senior national team, Ruggeri hoped to compete in the 2012 Olympics. However, he was not selected. He finished 6th in the all-around at Olympic Trials.
As of March 2013, Ruggeri worked as a gymnastics coach and trained for elite competition. In February 2013, Ruggeri competed at the 2013 Winter Cup, where he won silver on vault and horizontal bar. In April 2013, he participated in a World Cup competition and won gold on vault and horizontal bar. In recognition, the United States Olympic Committee named him as their male athlete of the month. On February 6, 2014, he underwent surgery (meniscectomy) for a meniscus tear in the right knee. He was an alternate on the U.S. men's team to the 2014 world championships.