Sydney Turner (gymnast)

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Sydney Turner
Full nameSydney Leslie Turner
Born (2005-08-17) August 17, 2005 (age 19)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada [1]
Residence Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Years on national team2020 – present (CAN)
College team Iowa Hawkeyes (2025–28)
Training locationPort Coquitlam, British Columbia
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubTAG Sport Centre
Head coach(es)Barbara Eva Fraser
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Liverpool Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Santa Marta Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Santa Marta Uneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Rio de JaneiroUneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Medellín Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Santa Marta Balance beam

Sydney Leslie Turner [2] (born August 17, 2005) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She won team bronze at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships which was Canada's historic first team medal. [3]

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Gymnastics career

Turner joined the junior Canadian national team in 2020. She was second in the junior all-around at Elite Canada that year, and finished fifth all-around at the International Gymnix Junior Cup. [4]

Turner became a senior in 2021. In 2022, she competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning team bronze and bronze on the uneven bars. At the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, she won team bronze - Canada's first ever World team medal - alongside teammates Ellie Black, Denelle Pedrick, Laurie Denommée, Emma Spence and Shallon Olsen. [5]

In May 2023 Turner competed at the Pan American Championships in Medellín, winning team bronze alongside Jenna Lalonde, Cassie Lee, Aurelie Tran and Evandra Zlobec. [6] In October at the Pan American Games she won team bronze with teammates Cassie Lee, Frederique Sgarbossa, Ava Stewart and Aurelie Tran. [7]

Turner committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes for collegiate gymnastics starting in 2024. [8]

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