Joseph Hagerty | |
Full Name: | Joseph Hagerty |
Country: | United States |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1982 |
Birth Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
Height: | 163 cm |
Weight: | 61 kg |
Discipline: | MAG |
Natlteam: | 2005–2011 |
Gym: | USOTC Team Chevron Gold Cup Gymnastics |
Headcoach: | Vitaly Marinich |
Assistcoach: | Alex Shchennokov |
Retired: | 2011 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Joseph Hagerty (born April 19, 1982, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 U.S. national champion on the horizontal bar and the 2008 all-around bronze medalist. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
A native of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Hagerty was coached by Ed Burch, owner of Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, NM.[2] Hagerty trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In March 2011, Hagerty announced his retirement from gymnastics.
He is now currently performing as one of the Tumble Monkeys in the Festival of the Lion King at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World.