Hezly Rivera

About

American gymnast and athlete who won the individual all-around competition in the Junior Women category at the 2023 Winter Cup. In 2024 she was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in which she was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Olympic Games, nicknamed the "Golden Girls."

Before Fame

She started doing gymnastics at the age of five. 

Trivia

She dressed up as a unicorn for Halloween of 2021. In the year 2022, she was interviewed for an episode of the Growin' Up podcast. In July of 2022, Rivera competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished second in the all-around behind Jayla Hang. Additionally she won gold on balance beam, silver on floor exercise, and finished fourth on vault. The following month Rivera competed at the National Championships where she finished sixth in the all-around and won bronze on floor exercise.

Family Life

She was born to Heidy Ruiz and Henry Rivera and grew up with two siblings. 

Associated With

She has trained under coach Valeri Liukin.