| Jayson Rampersad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 2003 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018–present (CAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Laval Excellence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Adrian Balan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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[edit]
2021[edit]
In October Rampersad competed at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; he finished 87th on pommel horse during qualification.[1]
2022[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2018 | Canadian Championships | 4 |  |
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| 2019 | Elite Canada | 8 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| UCIC Calgary | 13 | ||||||||
| Canadian Championships | 7 | |
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| 2021 | Mersin Challenge Cup | 8 | |||||||
| World Championships | 87 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Canadian Championships | |
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| 2023 | Elite Canada | |
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| World Championships | 7 | ||||||||
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| 2024 | Elite Canada | |
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| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 11 | ||||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2021 World Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". GymCan. 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Canadian gymnast Dolci takes silver in men's floor event at Commonwealth Games". TSN. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Canada sending men's gymnastics team to Olympics for 1st time since 2008". CBC News. 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Santiago 2023 - Team USA claims Pan Am Games men's artistic gymnastics team gold - results". International Olympic Committee. 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Men's Pommel Horse FINAL". 2023 Pan American Games. 24 October 2023.