Haley de Jong

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Haley de Jong
Born (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 22)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hometown Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–19 (CAN)
ClubFlicka Gymnastics
College team Georgia Gymdogs
Head coach(es)Dorina Stan
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Medellín Uneven Bars
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Medellín Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Medellín All-Around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Medellín Floor Exercise

Haley de Jong (born January 18, 2001) is a Canadian artistic gymnast and the 2018 Pacific Rim Uneven Bars champion.

Contents

Early life

Haley de Jong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2001. [1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2013–2015

De Jong made her elite debut at Elite Canada in 2013 where she placed fourth in the novice division. [2] In 2015 she once again competed at Elite Canada and placed seventh in the all-around in the Junior division. She also placed fifth on balance beam and won silver on floor exercise. [3] In February 2015 she competed at the Canada Games where she placed eighth on the balance beam but won bronze with the team from British Columbia. [4] In March 2015 de Jong made her international debut when she competed at International Gymnix where she placed eighteenth in the all-around and fourth in the team final. [5] In May she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around. [6]

2016

De Jong competed at Elite Canada in February where she placed twelfth in the all-around, eighth on uneven bars, and won bronze on floor exercise. [7] A week later she competed at the WOGA Classic where she placed second in the all-around behind Irina Alexeeva. [8] In March de Jong competed at International Gymnix where she placed twenty-third in the all-around but won bronze in the team final. [9] Later that year she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Ana Padurariu, Sayge Urban, and Brooklyn Moors. [10] In September de Jong competed at the Pan American Championships where helped Canada win the team gold medal. Individually she placed fourth in the all-around behind Padurariu, Thais Fidelis of Brazil, and Urban, fifth on vault, and won bronze on balance behind Padurariu and Fidelis. [11] In November de Jong competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup where she placed sixth in the all-around. [12]

Senior

2017

In 2017 de Jong officially turned senior but spent most of the season dealing with injuries. She competed at the Salamunov Memorial in Maribor, Slovenia in October where she swept the competition. [13] In December she competed at Toyota International in Japan where she placed fourth on floor exercise and eleventh on uneven bars and balance beam. [14]

2018

In February de Jong competed at Elite Canada where she placed fourth in the all-around, third on vault, second on uneven bars, and eighth on balance beam and floor exercise. [15] In March she competed at International Gymnix where she placed tenth in the all-around, seventh on vault, and tenth on uneven bars. [16] She was later selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships. While there she won bronze in the all-around and on floor exercise, gold on uneven bars, silver in the team final, and placed fifth on vault. [17] A month later de Jong competed at the Canadian National Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around. [18] In November de Jong signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Georgia. [19]

2019

De Jong competed at Elite Canada where she placed 22nd in the all-around and seventh on balance beam. [20] The following month she competed at 2019 L'International Gymnix where she placed seventh in the all-around but won silver on vault, floor exercise, and in the team final alongside Laurie Denommée, Isabela Onyshko, and Emma Spence. [21]

In May de Jong competed at the Canadian National Championships. She finished sixth in the all-around. [22]

NCAA

2019–20

De Jong started her collegiate career in the 2019-2020 season with the Georgia Gymdogs. She competed on uneven bars and balance beam in all ten meets, earning a career high of 9.925 on the latter in a meet against Arkansas. [23] All post-season meets, such as the SEC Championships and the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, ended up being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [24] [25]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2013Elite Canada4
2015 Elite Canada75Silver medal icon.svg
Canada GamesBronze medal icon.svg8
International Gymnix418
Canadian Championships7
2016 Elite Canada128Bronze medal icon.svg
WOGA Classic Silver medal icon.svg
International GymnixBronze medal icon.svg23
Canadian Championships4
Pan American Championships Gold medal icon.svg45Bronze medal icon.svg
Olympic Hopes Cup6
Senior
2017 Salamunov MemorialGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Toyota International11114
2018 Elite Canada4Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg88
International Gymnix10710
Pacific Rim Championships Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg7Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Canadian Championships7
2019 Elite Canada227
International Gymnix Silver medal icon.svg7Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Canadian Championships61265
NCAA
2020SEC ChampionshipsCanceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
[26] [27]
NCAA Championships

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