Diego Lizardi

Diego Lizardi was a rings specialist who competed in gymnastics for Puerto Rico at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He was gold medalist on the rings at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Venezuela, and in 1999, won a bronze medal on the rings at the 1999 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Lizardi also competed at the World Championships. After he retired from competition, Lizardi worked as a gymnastics coach and owned a chain of children’s gymnasiums. He also organized a competition, “Lizardi’s Gymnastics Invitational,” which drew young gymnasts from around the world. He died quite young in a car accident.