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Jairo Avalos Rodriguez (born August 26, 1989) is an American yo-yo champion who attends Stanford University〔http://www.stanford.edu〕 in Palo Alto, California and is currently majoring in Computer Science. Rodriguez was born and brought up in the tough neighborhood of Gilroy, California, where he honed his yo-yo skills from a young age, learning from master Simon Harris. He competed in many amateur contests as a youngster and took top honors at a local tournament in Del Mar, California〔http://yoyocontest.com/detail.php?ContestID=155〕 at the age of 8. Good form led to an international call-up in 2001, after which he signed with Yomega YoYos.〔http://www.yomega.com/〕 He had a disappointing first year and was dropped after only 8 months from the brand. After training in isolation for 7 months in Japan under the supervision of local legend Shinji Saito,〔http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Shinji_Saito〕 Rodriguez found his passion for the sport and made a comeback on the competition scene. He took home the first place medal in his next 4 competitions and was named the Duncan〔http://www.yo-yo.com/〕 Rising Star of 2003. The American won two league titles and was promptly picked up by Dif-E-Yo; he was twice nominated for the IYA World Player of the Year and won on both occasions, was named the IYA Players' Player of the Year twice, and the Yo-Yo Writers' Association Player of the Year three times. In 2006, Rodriguez suffered a blow to his yo-yo career during the IYA Championship. He lost a nailbiter to newcomer Hiroyuki Suzuki on a technicality. On his way to the locker room, Rodriguez punched the wall in frustration and shattered his wrist. Rodriguez is currently recovering from this drastic injury and has not made a comeback yet. ==Awards== * 2003 Duncan Rising Star * 2003 Yo-Yo Writers' Association Player of the Year * 2004 International Yo-Yo Association World Player of the Year * 2004 International Yo-Yo Association Player's Player of the Year * 2004 Yo-Yo Writers' Association Player of the Year * 2005 Yo-Yo Writers' Association Player of the Year * 2005 International Yo-Yo Association Player's Player of the Year 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jairo Avalos Rodriguez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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