Canadian artistic gymnast
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]
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