German gymnast Marcel Nguyen

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I used to do gymnastics in college...at that lvl you need power in the legs. They are all tiny...but especially since he was in the all around competition you'd expect more powerful looking quads and calves for all the events...especially vault and floor. Even the females had bigger legs than him.


True. But in his defence, what does he need legs for? A little bit of running... Most of the power is upper body.
 

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I used to do gymnastics in college...at that lvl you need power in the legs. They are all tiny...but especially since he was in the all around competition you'd expect more powerful looking quads and calves for all the events...especially vault and floor. Even the females had bigger legs than him.

His legs are a lot skinnier compared to the other male gymnasts, but that didn't seem to hold him back. Still won silver in the individual all-around.
 

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I used to do gymnastics in college...at that lvl you need power in the legs. They are all tiny...but especially since he was in the all around competition you'd expect more powerful looking quads and calves for all the events...especially vault and floor. Even the females had bigger legs than him.


I also did gymnastics a little while back, before a knee complaint put paid to that. In the all round competition, having relatively skinny legs may actually be an advantage for the execution score in rings, high bar, parallel bars and pommel horse, as you'd potentially be able to maintain cleaner lines with less effort, and might also help up the difficulty rating as there's less torque in some of the more difficult strength positions. Vitaly Szcherbo (?sp) was also on the slight side & walked away with most of the golds in '92. Nguyen is relatively skinny overall and surprisingly strong with it.
 
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Ha! I noticed him last night. Smokin.. Those pics don't do him justice
 

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How about a bit of Fabian Hambüchen?

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Anyone catch him in the men's gymnastics team and individual all-around finals? I'm surprised there isn't a thread about him already. He's gorgeous!

I totally agree...as soon as I saw him win his medal I was searching the web for pictures. His face is beautiful!