René Cournoyer

René Cournoyer (born April 23, 1997) is a Canadian artistic gymnast, who has competed internationally since 2014.[1]

René Cournoyer
Cournoyer in 2021
Personal information
Born (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoHorizontal bar
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team

Career

At the 2014 Pan American Youth Gymnastics Championships, Cournoyer qualified for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[2][1] At the games, Cournoyer finished in 19th in the all-around, 6th in the vault and 7th in the horizontal bar.[2]

Cournoyer was named to his first senior national team for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[1]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Cournoyer was part of the silver medal-winning team, along with three fourth-place finishes in the individual finals (rings, vault and parallel bars).[1]

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Cournoyer won bronze in the team event, while finishing fourth in the individual all-around.[1]

At the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Cournoyer finished in 43rd in the individual all around, which was high enough to qualify him for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1] Cournoyer was officially named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team on June 17, 2021.[3][4]

References
  1. "René Cournoyer". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. "2nd Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers - Gymnastics". FIG. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. Awad, Brandi (17 June 2021). "Five artistic gymnasts set to fly for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. Haines, Brayden Jagger (17 June 2021). "Canada's Tokyo Olympic artistic gymnastics team is primed and ready in country colours". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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