Danell Leyva Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Affairs & More

Bio
Real Name	Danell Johan Leyva
Profession	Artistic Gymnastics
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight	in Kilograms- 61 kg in Pounds- 134.5 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 45 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 16 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
International Debut	2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, London.
Artistic Gymnastics
Coach/Mentor	Yin Alvarez
Club	Universal Gymnastics
Career Turning Point	2008 Pan American Gymnastics Championships in Argentina
Personal Life
Date of Birth	October 30, 1991
Age (as in 2016)	25 Years
Birth Place	Matanzas, Cuba
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	American
Hometown	Miami, Florida
School	Homeschooled
College	N/A
Educational Qualifications	High School
Family	Father- Yin Alvarez (Gymnastics Coach, Ex-Gymnast and Co-owner of a gym) Mother- Maria Gonzales (Ex-Gymnast. Co-owner of a gym) Sister- Dayanis Mesa (a television host) His biological father Johann Leyva lives in Spain.
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity	Cuban-American
Hobbies	playing the piano, painting, drawing, football, music, cartoons and comics.
Favourite Things
Favorite Subject	Science
Favorite Event	High bar, parallel bars, floor exercise
Favorite Artist	Drake
Favorite Food	Spaghetti and Pizza
Favorite TV show	The Boondocks, Naruto, Family Guy, Scrubs
Favorite Music	Rap, Hip Hop, R & B
Favorite Movie	Rush Hour Series
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Sexual Orientation	Not Known
Affairs/Girlfriend	Not Known
Wife	N/A
Fiance	N/A
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Not Known
Car	Black Camaro

Some Lesser Known Facts About Danell Leyva

• Does Danell Leyva smoke?: Nor Known

• Does Danell Leyva drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Danell has a signature move called jam-dislocate-hop to undergrips, that he performs on the horizontal bars.

• His father swam across the Rio Grande to make it Miami, when his teammates were competing in Mexico.

• He came to the US with his sister and mother through Peru and Venezuela, for which his made arrangements to ensure that they reach safely.

• He has been on the 2016 Rio Olympics US team and placed five in the event. Danell Leyva fell on the high bars during his performance.

• Although Danell’s first language is Spanish, he can have a conversation in Italian, Romanian and Japenese. Currently, he is learning Portuguese.

• He believes in having a positive outlook on life and have an optimistic approach and his motto happens to be “I am going to” instead of “I want to.”

• Danell has not met his biological father although they do talk regularly on the phone.

• Danell started doing gymnastics when he was only 4 years old.

• He has flat feet and hates them. They are so flat that sometimes he can see the bone sticking out.

• Danell has a strong with spiders; so much that he has a tarantula, whose name is Rosie.

• He is coached by his father.

• Leyva, apparently is quiet popular with the gay community. They even have a nick name for him – “The Hot Cuban Gymnast”. 

• Danell has won bronze medals at the 2012 Olympics and all three medals at the World Championships including 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

• The first time he tried gymnastics when he was a kid, the coach said, “Please don’t bring him back.” Apparently, he was miserable at focusing and paying attention.