Canada at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
| Canada at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| Website | gymcan |
| Medals |
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Canada first participated at the 1962 World Championships. It wasn't until 1987 when a Canadian gymnast, Curtis Hibbert, won Canada's first medal.[1] In 2006 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs became the first female artistic gymnast to win a medal for Canada.[2] In 2022 the Canadian women's team won their first team medal, a bronze.[3]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Curtis Hibbert | 1987 Rotterdam | Men's horizontal bar |
| Bronze | Curtis Hibbert | 1992 Paris | Men's vault |
| Silver | Alexander Jeltkov | 1999 Tianjin | Men's horizontal bar |
| Bronze | Kyle Shewfelt | 2003 Anaheim | Men's floor exercise |
| Bronze | Kyle Shewfelt | Men's vault | |
| Silver | Brandon O'Neill | 2005 Melbourne | Men's floor exercise |
| Bronze | Kyle Shewfelt | 2006 Aarhus | Men's floor exercise |
| Bronze | Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs | Women's balance beam | |
| Silver | Ellie Black | 2017 Montreal | Women's all-around |
| Silver | Shallon Olsen | 2018 Doha | Women's vault |
| Silver | Ana Padurariu | Women's balance beam | |
| Bronze | Ellie Black, Laurie Denommée, Denelle Pedrick, Emma Spence, Sydney Turner, Shallon Olsen | 2022 Liverpool | Women's team |
| Silver | Ellie Black | Women's balance beam | |
| Silver | Lia Monica Fontaine | 2025 Jakarta | Women's vault |
Medal tables
By gender
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Men | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Junior World medalists
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Félix Dolci | 2019 Győr | Boys' floor exercise |
| Gold | Félix Dolci | Boy's rings | |
| Silver | Victor Canuel | 2023 Antalya | Boys' vault |
| Bronze | Cristella Brunetti-Burns | Girls' balance beam |
References
- ^ "Mississauga's Curtis Hibbert takes a silver: He's the first Canadian gymnast medal winner". Digital Archives.
- ^ "Canada's Black dominates in qualifications at gymnastics worlds". CBC News. October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Team Canada wins historic bronze medal at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Canadian Olympic Committee. November 1, 2022.