Janine Rankin

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Janine Rankin
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Born (1972-06-03) 3 June 1972 (age 52)
Weston, Ontario, Canada
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Sport Gymnastics

Janine Rankin (born 3 June 1972) is a Canadian gymnast. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Eponymous skill

Rankin has one balance beam mount named after her in the Code of Points. [2] . [3]

ApparatusNameDescription Difficulty [a]
Balance beamRankinJump or press on one arm to handstand lowerD (0.4)
  1. Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janine Rankin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . pp. 114, 209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.