Joseph "Joe" Hagerty (born April 19, 1982, in
Albuquerque
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
) is an
American
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** American ancestry, pe ...
artistic gymnast
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. He is the 2008 U.S. national champion on the
horizontal bar
The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a syste ...
and the 2008 all-around bronze medalist. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning
2008 U.S. Olympic team.
A native of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Hagerty was coached by Ed Burch, owner of Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, NM.
Hagerty trained at the
U.S. Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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.
In March
2011
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, Hagerty announced his retirement from gymnastics.
He is now currently performing as one of the Tumble Monkeys in the
Festival of the Lion King
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at
Disney's Animal Kingdom
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in
Walt Disney World
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.
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1982 births
Living people
American male artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 2007 Pan American Games
Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
20th-century American people
21st-century American people
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