| Megan Chu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 2008 California, United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Svitlana Prokopova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Megan Chu (born 25 February 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast. [1] She is a multiple Pan American Championships medalist.
After taking up the sport in 2012, [2] Chu joined the junior national team in 2021. Chu competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold, gold in the all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon and silver with ball. [3]
The following year, she won team gold, gold with hoop as well as bronze with clubs at the Pan American Championships. [4] [5] [6]
In 2023, at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won team gold, gold with ribbon, silver in the all-around and with ball. [7] [8] [9] In July, she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along with Rin Keys and the junior group. The team finished in 11th place, and Chu was 8th in the ball final. [10]
In 2024 she became a senior. In April she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, winning gold in teams and the All-Around.
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