Victor Colon
Victor Colon | |
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Full name | Víctor Colon Ortíz |
Nickname(s) | Peke papito |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | March 16, 1972 |
Hometown | Bayamón |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Retired | 1995 |
Medal record |
Victor Colon Ortíz (born March 16, 1972) was the first Puerto Rican gymnast to obtain a medal in this sport in a world competition. He won a bronze medal with a score of 9.581 for the vault event in the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He was also the first Puerto Rican gymnast to complete in an Olympic Games, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Colon won medals at the 1991 Pan American Games and the 1995 Pan American Games.
References[]
External links[]
- Victor Colon at the International Olympic Committee
- Victor Colon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Puerto Rico
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Gymnasts at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Gymnasts at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
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