Jayson Rampersad Explained

Jayson Rampersad
Birth Date:2003 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height:167cm
Discipline:MAG
Level:Senior international elite
Natlteam:2018–present (CAN)
Club:Laval Excellence
Headcoach:Adrian Balan
Show-Medals:yes

Jayson Rampersad (born July 31, 2003) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. He is a pommel horse specialist. He was a member of the silver medal-winning teams at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Pan American Games. Individually he is the 2022 Pan American and 2023 Pan American Games silver medalist and 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist on pommel horse.

Gymnastics career

2021

In October Rampersad competed at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; he finished 87th on pommel horse during qualification.[1]

2022

In July Rampersad was selected to compete at both the Pan American Championships and the Commonwealth Games.[2] At the Pan American Championships he finished second on pommel horse behind Yul Moldauer. During the team final Rampersad helped Canada finish third behind the US and Brazil. At the Commonwealth Games Rampersad helped Canada place second behind England. Individually he qualified to the pommel horse final, on which he won bronze behind Joe Fraser and Rhys McClenaghan.[3]

2023

In October Rampersad competed at the 2023 World Championships. During qualifications he helped Canada finish fourth, which qualified Canada a team berth to the 2024 Olympic Games, a feat last achieved by the Canadian men's gymnastics team in 2008.[4] During the team final Rampersad contributed a score on pommel horse towards Canada's seventh-place finish.

Rampersad next competed at the Pan American Games. On the first day of competition he helped the Canadian team win the silver medal behind the United States.[5] Individually he qualified to the pommel horse final. On the first day of event finals Rampersad won silver on pommel horse behind compatriot Zachary Clay.[6]

Competitive history

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Junior
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2019 align=left Elite Canada 8 5 6
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Senior
2021 align=left 8
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2022 align=left Canadian Championships
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2023 align=left Elite Canada
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2024 align=left Elite Canada 13
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 World Championships Men's Results. The Gymternet. October 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: Canadian Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games. July 8, 2022. GymCan.
  3. Web site: Canadian gymnast Dolci takes silver in men's floor event at Commonwealth Games. TSN. August 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Canada sending men's gymnastics team to Olympics for 1st time since 2008. October 1, 2023. CBC News.
  5. Web site: Santiago 2023 - Team USA claims Pan Am Games men's artistic gymnastics team gold - results. October 21, 2023. International Olympic Committee.
  6. Web site: Men's Pommel Horse FINAL. 2023 Pan American Games. October 24, 2023.