Jayson Rampersad

Jayson Rampersad
Born	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Canada
Years on national team	2018–present (CAN)
Club	Laval Excellence
Head coach(es)	Adrian Balan
Former coach(es)	Ferenc Szabo
Medal record Representing   Canada Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team 2022 Birmingham Pommel horse Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team 2023 Santiago Pommel horse Pan American Championships 2022 Rio de Janeiro Pommel horse 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team Pacific Rim Championships 2024 Cali Pommel horse 2024 Cali Team

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

2021

In October Rampersad competed at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; he finished 87th on pommel horse during qualification. ^[1]

2022

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

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

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Junior
2018	Canadian Championships		4
2019	Elite Canada		8	5					6
	UCIC Calgary		13
	Canadian Championships		7					4
Senior
2021	Mersin Challenge Cup				8
	World Championships				87
2022	Canadian Championships
	Pan American Championships
	Commonwealth Games
2023	Elite Canada
	Canadian Championships
	RomGym Trophy
	World Championships	7
	Pan American Games
2024	Elite Canada					13
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge	11
	Pacific Rim Championships
	Canadian Championships				5

References

1. "2021 World Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. 27 October 2021.
2. "Canadian Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". GymCan. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
3. "Canadian gymnast Dolci takes silver in men's floor event at Commonwealth Games". TSN . 1 August 2022.
4. "Canada sending men's gymnastics team to Olympics for 1st time since 2008". CBC News . 1 October 2023.
5. "Santiago 2023 - Team USA claims Pan Am Games men's artistic gymnastics team gold - results". International Olympic Committee . 21 October 2023.
6. "Men's Pommel Horse FINAL". 2023 Pan American Games . 24 October 2023.

External links

• Jayson Rampersad at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Jayson Rampersad at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games