Naddour Wins Silver in Moscow

May 16, 2010

MOSCOW, Russia – In his first international competition as a Sooner, University of Oklahoma freshman Alex Naddour earned a silver medal at the 2010 World Stars at the Sport Complex Olympisky in Moscow, Russia.

Naddour, the 2010 NCAA pommel horse champion, posted a 15.075 to earn the silver medal on pommel horse. Saso Bertoncelj of Slovenia won the gold with a 15.275. Russian Andrei Perevoznikov took the bronze with 14.925.

Naddour qualified just ahead of Tim McNeill, who trains at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, on pommel horse in fourth (14.825).

The USA advanced to event finals on all six apparatus, as the eight gymnasts on each apparatus qualified for event finals.

McNeill recorded a 15.150 to earn the bronze medal on parallel bars. Jin Hyok Kim of the People's Republic of Korea scored a 15.500 to win the gold. Anton Fokin of Uzbekistan took the bronze at 15.250.

The University of Illinois' Ruggeri earned a 15.075 to take the bronze medal on horizontal bar. Aljaz Pegan of Slovenia won the gold with a 15.500. Nikolai Kuksenkov of Ukraine posted a 15.375 to take the silver

For complete results, go to http://www.sportgymrus.ru/contest/1837/2194/default.aspx.

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