Alexander Michael Naddour (born March 4, 1991) is a former

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. He was a member of the

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and part of the bronze medal team at the

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. Naddour was an alternate for Team USA at the

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in London. He also won a bronze medal in the

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individual event competition at the

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. He announced his retirement from gymnastics on March 26, 2021, via Instagram.

Early life and education

Naddour was born on March 4, 1991, to Mike and Sandy Naddour in

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. He attended Highland High School before enrolling at the

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to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

Naddour was a member of the U.S. men's national team for the 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 World Championships.

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is considered his strongest event. He is a five-time national champion, three-time World finalist and Olympic bronze medalist in the pommel horse. On June 20, 2018, Alex Naddour was suspended by USA Gymnastics following allegations of sexual misconduct. The USA Gymnastics officials were presented with the first allegations in 2012. Additional allegations were made against Naddour around 2016. Naddour tweeted in response: "I have no idea what is happening or why, we are trying to contact safe sport for any information." Naddour was cleared of a sexual misconduct allegation by the United States Center for SafeSport and removed from the USA Gymnastics suspended list in November 2018.

Olympics

On June 25, 2016, Naddour was named to the 2016 U.S. men's gymnastics team for the

in Rio. Naddour had been named as an alternate for the U.S. in 2012. On August 14, 2016, Naddour won a bronze medal in the pommel horse at the Rio Olympics, the first medal of that Olympiad for the U.S. male gymnasts and the first pommel horse medal for Team USA since

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and

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in 1984.

Personal life

In 2015, Naddour married fellow gymnast Hollie Vise. The couple have a daughter, Lilah, born in February 2016, and a son, Crew, born in June 2018.

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