Results: Pan American Games Men's Event Finals

Jul 14, 2015 by Rebecca Johnson

The U.S. men's team left the Pan Am Games event finals with an impressive seven individual medals, earning at least one medal on all six apparatus.

Floor:

Guatemala’s Jorge Vega Lopez came out with the title with a 15.15. Donnell Whittenburg earned the silver with a 14.975 and Sam Mikulak took the bronze with a 14.925.

Mikulak was up first and competed a solid set including his impressive opening pass of back 2 1/2 to double front tuck, earning a 14.925. Cuba's Manrique Larduet had great difficulty and incredible height on his tumbling for a 14.775. Corral showed off great flares and several stuck tumbling sequences, but had a step out of bounds on his last pass and received a 14.425. Donnell Whittenburg had tremendous power and showed a nice routine, finishing with a huge piked Arabian double front half out, overtaking Mikulak for the lead with a 14.975. Guatemala’s Jorge Vega finished the floor final with an incredibly difficult routine, nailing the landings and earning a 15.15 to take the gold. Whittenburg earned the silver and Mikulak came out with the bronze.

Results via the Official Pan Am Games Website

Pommel horse:

USA’s Marvin Kimble tied with Colombia’s Jossimar Calvo for the gold medal with a score of 15.025. Daniel Corral of Mexico received a 14.825 to take the bronze.

Sam Mikulak also represented the USA, scoring a 14.575 and taking 5th. Brazil’s Francisco Junior hit his routine with nice form and movement, earning a 14.45.

Calvo who took third in the AA final had a great routine and got big cheers from the crowd, scoring a 15.025. Kimble showed nice, smooth work in his routine, earning a 15.025 as well to tie for the gold.

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Rings:

Brazil's Arthur Zanetti came out with the gold after an impressive 15.725 set. Donnell Whittenburg took the silver with a 15.525, and Manrique Larduet earned the bronze with a 15.450.

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Vault:

Paul Ruggeri and Donnell Whittenburg represented the US on vault.

Cuba’s Manrique Larduet won the gold with a 15.125. Whittenburg added another silver to his collection, scoring a 14.962, and Brazilian Caio Souza took bronze with a 14.925.

Brazil’s Arthur Mariano started out the event with an average of a 14.087. Souza did a Yurchenko 2 1/2 with huge height and a Kas double to average a 14.925. Ruggeri had a great showing on vault, competing a Yurchenko half on front double twist off and a Yurchenko 2 1/2 twist with just a small hop forward, earning a 14.712. Cuba’s Alberto Leyva had a 13.925. Whittenburg competed a sky-high Dragulescu and a Kas 1 1/2 with just a small hop, giving him a 14.962 average. Jorge Vega Lopez did a Kas 1 1/2 and a very nice front handspring layout double twist for a 14.775. Larduet had amazing height on his vaults and came out with a 15.125 to secure the title.

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Parallel bars:

Jossimar Calvo took the gold with a 15.70, Larduet came in second with a 15.65 and Mikulak got the bronze with a 15.45.

Whittenburg stared out strong with an impressive display of strength, clean form and a smooth swing, scoring a big 15.35. Mikulak continued and had a great set—earning a 15.45. Colombia’s Jossimar Giraldo competed a great routine, ending in lots of first pumps and a 15.375 score. Calvo came in first from qualifications and showed a huge routine with a stuck dismount for a 15.70. Larduet showed a clean routine with impressive strength and nice positions, including a stuck dismount for a 15.65.

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High bar:

Jossimar Calvo came out with another gold, taking the high bar title with a 15.70. Canada’s Kevin Lytwyn earned the silver with a 15.475. USA’s Paul Ruggeri finished his Pan Am Games strong with a bronze medal for a solid 15.45 routine.

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