Jorge Cuervo

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Jorge Cuervo
Full nameJorge Cuervo Rivero
Born (1950-05-04) 4 May 1950 (age 74)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country representedCuba

Jorge Cuervo Rivero (born 4 May 1950) is a Cuban gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

His namesake Cuervo vault, first performed in 1973, consists of a handspring off the springboard, a half-twist, and a backward salto off the horse. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Cuervo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology. McFarland. p. 40. ISBN   978-0786457571 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Zaglada, Vladimir (2010). One Coach's Journey from East to West. AuthorHouse. p. 229. ISBN   978-1456701239 – via Google Books.
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