Stephen Nedoroscik, the American gymnast now famously known as ‘The Pommel Horse Guy,’ has won another Olympic medal.
Nedoroscik claimed bronze on Saturday in Paris in (you guessed it) the pommel horse, five days after helping the U.S. men secure their first medal — a bronze — in the team event at the Games in 16 years.
Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland took gold with a score of 15.533, while Kazakhstan’s Nariman Kurbanov won silver with 15.433. The 25-year-old Nedoroscik claimed bronze with a score of 15.300.
The internet has compared Nedoroscik to Clark Kent. Most of the sport’s stars are all-around competitors, but Nedoroscik is a specialist on one discipline.
On Monday, Nedoroscik sealed his country’s first men’s gymnastic team medal since 2008 when he scored a 14.866 in the pommel — the only event he competes in after deciding to dedicate himself to the event that has long been a weakness for the U.S. men’s national team program.