Anna-Marie Ondaatje

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Anna-Marie Ondaatje
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Anna-Marie Ondaatje in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAnna-Marie Suzanne Quint Ondaatje
Born (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 25)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Head coach(es)Svetlana Joukova
Former coach(es)Mimi Masleva

Anna-Marie Suzanne Quint Ondaatje (born 1 September 2000) is a Canadian-born female rhythmic gymnast of Sri Lankan descent. She has competed in national level competitions in Canada; she represented Canada internationally before switching to compete for Sri Lanka. [1] She became the first rhythmic gymnast to represent Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where she was one of just four female gymnasts to represent Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

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Biography

Ondaatje was born on 1 September 2000 in Canada to parents of Sri Lankan origin, Alistair Ondaatje and Suzanne Ondaatje, who hailed from the town of Wattala. She has two sisters. [4]

She initially trained in artistic gymnastics, but she began rhythmic gymnastics at the age of nine as her father thought it a more feminine sport. [4] [5]

Gymnastics career

Canada (2014–2016)

Ondaatje took part in the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships as a member of the junior Canadian group, and she and her teammates finished fourth. [6]

Sri Lanka (2017-present)

Ondaatje represented Sri Lanka for the first time at the 2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, her first senior level competition. She became the first ever gymnast to compete for Sri Lanka at an international rhythmic gymnastics championship. [7] [8] She competed in the individual qualification event and finished in 75th place with 42.400 total points. [9]

She made her Commonwealth Games debut at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Ahead of the competition, she suffered a stress fracture in her spine. [4] She finished in 11th place out of 16 athletes in the women's individual all-around finals. [10]

Ondaatje also qualified to represent Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Games, making her the first gymnast from Sri Lanka to compete at the 2018 Asian Games. [11] She finished 24th in the qualification round. [12]

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games without her coach, as her coach did not receive accreditation in time. [13] There she placed 22nd in the qualification round and was the first reserve for the final. [14] Ondaatje also competed at the 2022 World Championships, where she placed 67th, [15] and the 2023 World Championships, where she placed 74th. [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ONDAATJE Anna-Marie". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Anna-Marie Ondaatje ready to create history in Gold Coast". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics | Athlete Profile: Anna-Marie ONDAATJE - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Tissera, Michelle. "Anna-Marie Ondaatje ready to create history in Gold Coast". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Biography — Anna-Marie Gymnastics". anna-marieondaatje.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pacific Rim Championships 2014 Richmond (CAN) 2014 Apr 10-13". www.gymnasticsresults.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bend it and twirl it like Anna-Marie". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Saoud, Anis. "Asian Gymnastics Union - Anna-Marie Ondaatje dreams of representing Sri Lanka in 2020 Olympics". agu-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "All-around qualification results" (PDF). gymmedia. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Sunday Times - CWG Update: Anna-Marie finishes at 11th in Rhythmic Gymnastics". www.sundaytimes.lk. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Maloney, Gillian (18 August 2018). "Anna-Marie Ondaatje to grace Asian Games for Sri Lanka". I Lanka News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  13. ↑ Ousman, Allaam (2022-08-03). "Lanka gymnast Anna-Marie to compete without coach". Daily News. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  14. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  15. ↑ "Results for 39th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  16. ↑ "Results for 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia (ESP)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 2025-06-10.
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