Sydney Turner (gymnast) explained

Sydney Turner
Full Name:Sydney Leslie Turner
Birth Date:17 August 2005
Birth Place:New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Residence:Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Training:Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2020 – present (CAN)
Club:TAG Sport Centre
Collegeteam:Iowa Hawkeyes
(verbal commit; 2024-25)
Headcoach:Barbara Eva Fraser
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Sydney Leslie Turner[2] (born August 17, 2005) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She won team bronze at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships which was Canada's historic first team medal.[3]

Gymnastics career

Turner joined the junior Canadian national team in 2020. She was second in the junior all-around at Elite Canada that year, and finished fifth all-around at the International Gymnix Junior Cup.[4]

Turner became a senior in 2021. In 2022, she competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning team bronze and bronze on the uneven bars. At the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, she won team bronze - Canada's first ever World team medal - alongside teammates Ellie Black, Denelle Pedrick, Laurie Denommée, Emma Spence and Shallon Olsen.[5]

In May 2023 Turner competed at the Pan American Championships in Medellín, winning team bronze alongside Jenna Lalonde, Cassie Lee, Aurelie Tran and Evandra Zlobec.[6] In October at the Pan American Games she won team bronze with teammates Cassie Lee, Frederique Sgarbossa, Ava Stewart and Aurelie Tran.[7]

Turner committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes for collegiate gymnastics starting in 2024.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sydney Turner . Gymnastics Canada . 2 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . Sydney Turner . The Gymternet . 17 October 2021 . 2 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Women Team Ranking. Swiss Timing. 2 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Sydney Turner Gymnastics Canada . 2024-01-02 . www.gymcan.org.
  5. Web site: Nichols . Paula . 2022-11-01 . Team Canada wins historic bronze medal at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships . 2024-01-02 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2023-05-29 . Sumanasekera and Moldauer lead U.S. to 20-medal tally at Pan American Championships . 2024-01-02 . International Gymnast Magazine Online . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2023-10-22 . U.S. sweeps men’s and women’s team titles at Pan American Games . 2024-01-02 . International Gymnast Magazine Online . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2023-08-15 . Sydney Turner: "Knowing that we had achieved something historic for Canada was unreal" . 2024-01-02 . Inside Gymnastics Magazine . en.