Jorge Roche (born 19 November 1957) is a Cuban gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] At these Olympics, he showed as first gymnast ever at the vault a handspring with two front flips. This element is since called the Roche vault.[2] Today (2024) it is valued at 5.2 points (the most difficult vaults are valued at 6.0 points, where one of these elements is based upon the vault of Roche). For example, of the 32 gymnasts that competed at the vault event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the mens team all around, only 13 gymnasts showed a vault with higher difficulty than 5.2.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Born | 19 November 1957 |
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| Sport | Gymnastics |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Roche Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Elements explained: The Dragulescu Vault". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Results (PDF)". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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