Tyler Hideo Mizoguchi (born November 14, 1989) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the

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and won a bronze for the

United States at the 2011 Pan American Games The United States competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, from October 14 to October 30, 2011. The chef de mission for the United States for these Pan American Games was Alan Ashley, the USOC's Chief of Sport Performance ...

Early life and education

Mizoguchi was born on November 14, 1989, to Hideo and Kellie Mizoguchi. He was raised in

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, and participated in both gymnastics and track and field.McCowen, Kailegh. "Mizoguchi Leads Taylor to Victory" He trained at Houston Gymnastics Academy with Kevin Mazeika while attending

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. He later attended the

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to pursue gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

College

In his first year of college competition in 2009, Mizoguchi competed in the

parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars approximately long and positioned at above the floor. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally wear ...

pommel horse The pommel horse, also known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal bo ...

floor exercise In gymnastics, the floor is a specially prepared exercise surface, considered an apparatus. The floor exercise (English abbreviation FX) is the event performed on the floor, in both women's and men's artistic gymnastics (WAG and MAG). The same flo ...

, and in the all-around. He scored 15.15 in parallel bars and placed first that year at the

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Championships. He finished in sixth place on the floor exercise at the Big Ten individual event finals with a score of 14.725. In the pommel horse event, he scored 14.650, and in the all-around 84.800 against Penn State. In his sophomore year, he earned his first All-American honors with a sixth-place finish in the all-around. Mizoguchi placed well enough in the 2010 winter cup to make the United States Senior National team. Throughout the 2010–2011 season he gained a career-high seven individual titles while helping the University of Illinois gymnastics team along with other athletes such as Daniel Ribeiro, Justin Spring and Yoshi Mori. In his junior season, he helped the University of Illinois win the Big Ten Championships for a third straight time. It was announced Mizoguchi was removed from the team in March 2012.

International

Mizoguchi won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games team all-around.

Personal life

Mizoguchi worked at his parents' gym, Fun and Fitness Gymnastics, in

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References

External links

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FloGymnastics: NCAA Mens Gymnastics Event Finals: Tyler Mizoguchi - Parallel Bars 2011
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mizoguchi, Tyler 1989 births Living people American male artistic gymnasts Illinois Fighting Illini men's gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics