Gervasio Deferr Ángel (born 7 November 1980) is a retired gymnast from

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who competed at three Olympic Games. He became the Olympic champion in men's vault at the

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(scored 9.712) and repeated the feat at the

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(scoring 9.737 average — vault 1 scored 9.687; vault 2 scored 9.787). Each of his ankles show a tattoo with the logo of one of these two Olympic Games. At the

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, he won the silver medal on the floor exercise with a score of 15.775. Deferr started in gymnastics at the age of five. He considered floor exercise as his favorite event and has had some success in major competitions. He finished in second place with the silver medal on floor at the

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with a score of 9.750 points, which he repeated eight years later with another silver medal at the

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, as well as many medals in the same apparatus in the

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, between them: World Cup 2000 in

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— 9.688 points (silver), or World Cup 2001 in

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— 9.625 points (gold). He also finished second at the 2002 World Championships on floor exercise but the medal was taken away after he tested positive for

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. In January 2011, Deferr announced his retirement. A curious aspect of Deferr's personality is his stating that he considers sleeping a

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. He also has an iguana as a pet and likes Japanese and Korean cultures. He even appeared on the Japanese game show ''Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior'' in the United States), but failed to complete the first stage, being unable to make it over the 15 foot wall.

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