Charles León Tamayo

Charles León Tamayo
Full nameCharles León Tamayo
Nickname(s)Charlie
Born (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Cuba
Years on national team2001
LevelSenior International Elite
(Cuba national team)
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Ghent Vault
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Cancún Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Cancún Vault
Silver medal – second place 2001 Cancún All-around
Silver medal – second place 2001 Cancún Rings

Charles León Tamayo (born 2 January 1981) is a former Cuban male artistic gymnast. He is the 2001 World bronze medalist on vault and was part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2003 Pan American Games and 2001 Pan American Championships. He was one of three Cuban gymnasts who defected during the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Early life

Tamayo began gymnastics when he was four years old.[1]

Gymnastics career

Tamayo competed at the 2001 Pan American Championships where he helped Cuba place first as a team. Individually he won gold on vault and silver in the all-around and on rings behind compatriot Erick López. Later that year he competed at the 2001 World Championships where he won bronze on vault behind Marian Drăgulescu and Jevgēņijs Saproņenko. In doing so Tamayo became the first male gymnast from Cuba to win a medal at the World Championships.[1][2]

Tamayo traveled to Anaheim, California to compete at the 2003 World Championships. Although he had a broken ankle, he still competed on all six events.[1]

Tamayo has a move named after him: a "laid-out arabian double front on floor"; however he admits he did not invent the move, but because he was the first to compete it, he earned the naming rights.[1]

Defection

Tamayo was frustrated with having to turn his prize winnings over to the federation and government and not being able to compete internationally as often due to budgetary constraints. He didn't see a way to build a future for himself and his family after his athletic career was over.

"I started seeing many, many Olympians who sell their Olympic medals because they have nothing. They give us a car for being Olympic champion but they don’t give us, like, gas"[1]

After the qualification round of the 2003 World Championships, Tamayo, alongside two other Cuban gymnasts, defected to the United States.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Meyers, Dvora. "Former Cuban Gymnastics Prodigy Talks About Talent-Tiered Cafeterias At Olympic Training Center". Deadspin. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Erick López: El hombre perfecto de los cuatro Panamericanos" [Erick López: The perfect man of the four Pan American Games]. Cubadebate (in Spanish). October 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Second Gymnast Defects". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2003.
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