Cassie Lee (gymnast)

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Cassie Lee
2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 5 Balance beam (Martin Rulsch) 209.jpg
Personal information
Full nameCassandra Lee
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (2005-10-15) October 15, 2005 (age 18)
Toronto, Ontario
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–present (CAN)
ClubEast York / Manjak's Gymnastics
College team Iowa Hawkeyes (2025–28) [1]
Head coach(es)Lisa Cowan
Assistant coach(es)Cody Casey
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Medellín Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
World Challenge Cup100
Total100

Cassandra Lee (born October 15, 2005) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics as well as the inaugural Junior World Championships and the 2021 and 2023 World Championships.

Contents

Early life

Lee was born in Toronto in 2005. [2]

Junior gymnastics career

Lee competed at Elite Canada in the novice division in 2018; she finished 25th. [3] She next competed at the 2018 Canadian Championships where she finished 16th.

Lee made her international debut at the 2019 International Gymnix challenge cup. She finished 11th in the all-around. At the Canadian Championships Lee finished fourth in the all-around but third on uneven bars and floor exercise. [4] Lee was selected to represent Canada at the inaugural junior World Championships alongside Clara Raposo and Okeri Katjivari. [5] As a team they finished 12th and individually Lee finished 22nd in the all-around. [6]

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Vault
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Uneven Bars
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Balance Beam
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Floor Exercise

In 2020 Lee competed at Elite Canada where she finished second in the junior all-around behind Maya Zonneveld. [7] As a result, she was selected to compete at International Gymnix. While there, she was part of the Canadian team that finished fourth. Individually, she finished fourteenth in the all-around. [8]

Senior gymnastics career

2021

Lee became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021 and made her senior debut at Elite Canada, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. She finished seventh in the all-around and third on floor exercise. [9] Lee next competed at two Technical Trials. [10] [11] [12] She next competed at the Canadian Championships where she finished 12th. [13]

Lee competed at the Koper Challenge Cup in September. She won gold on balance beam and placed fourth on floor exercise. [14] In October she competed at the World Championships. She only competed on the balance beam and finished 21st during qualifications; she did not advance to the event final. [15]

2022

Lee competed at Elite Canada where she finished second in the all-around behind Ellie Black. Additionally she placed first on balance beam and floor exercise. She next competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Canada finish third in the team competition. Individually she qualified to and finished seventh in the floor exercise final. [16] In July Lee was selected to compete at the Commonwealth Games alongside Laurie Denommée, Jenna Lalonde, Emma Spence, and Maya Zonneveld. [17] During the team final Lee helped Canada finish third behind England and Australia. [18] She qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished fifth.

2023–2024

Lee competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships where she helped Canada finish third as a team. In July she announced her verbal commit to compete for the Iowa Hawkeyes starting in the 2024–25 season. [1]

In late June of 2024 Lee was named to the team to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Ellie Black, Ava Stewart, Shallon Olsen, and Aurélie Tran. [19]

At the 2024 Olympic Games Lee helped Canada qualify to the team final, where they ultimately finished fifth. [20]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Novice
2018 Elite Canada25
Canadian Championships16Silver medal icon.svg
Junior
2019 Elite Canada4
L'International Gymnix 115
Canadian Championships4
Junior World Championships 1222
2020 Elite CanadaSilver medal icon.svg
L'International Gymnix 414
Senior
2021 Elite Canada7177Bronze medal icon.svg
Technical Trial #211
Canadian Championships1217115
Koper Challenge Cup Gold medal icon.svg4
World Championships 21
2022 Elite CanadaSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
City of Jesolo Trophy Bronze medal icon.svg7
Commonwealth Games Bronze medal icon.svg5
2023 Elite CanadaSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
City of Jesolo Trophy 414Gold medal icon.svg
Pan American Championships Bronze medal icon.svg
World Championships 12
Pan American Games Bronze medal icon.svg
2024 City of Jesolo Trophy 420
Canadian Championships1116515
Olympic Games 5

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