Sydney Turner (gymnast)

Sydney Turner
Full name	Sydney Leslie Turner
Born	(2005-08-17) August 17, 2005 (age 19) New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Canada (2020 – present)
College team	Iowa Hawkeyes (2025–2028)
Training location	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Club	TAG Sport Centre
Head coach(es)	Barbara Eva Fraser
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing Canada World Championships 2022 Liverpool Team Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team Pan American Championships 2024 Santa Marta Team 2024 Santa Marta Uneven bars 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team 2022 Rio de Janeiro Uneven bars 2023 Medellín Team 2024 Santa Marta Balance beam FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 0 2 1

Sydney Leslie Turner (born August 17, 2005) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She was part of Canada's historic team bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships, and she won a team bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games. She is a six-time Pan American Championships medalist. She was an alternate for Canada's 2024 Olympic team.

Early life

Turner was born on August 17, 2005, in New Westminster, British Columbia, to parents Kerrie and Scott Turner. Her aunt is a 1991 Pan American Games silver medalist in swimming. She started artistic gymnastics at 15 months old and began competing at 6 years old. She also trained in trampoline gymnastics and competed at the national level in tumbling. ^{[2] [3]}

Elite gymnastics career

Novice and junior

Turner missed five months of training in 2017 due to spondylolisthesis and spondylosis. ^[2] She won a silver medal in the novice division at the 2018 Elite Canada. ^[4] She made her international debut at the 2019 International Gymnix and finished 36th. ^[5] Then at the 2019 Canadian Championships, she finished sixth in the junior all-around. ^[6] She won a bronze medal on the balance beam at the 2019 Tournoi International. ^[7]

Turner joined the junior Canadian national team in 2020. ^[1] She finished fifth in the junior all-around at the 2020 Elite Cananda. ^[8] She also finished fifth at the 2020 International Gymnix, ^[9] and she won a bronze medal with the Canadian team. ^[10]

Senior

2021

Turner became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2021. She finished ninth in the all-around at her first senior-level Canadian Championships. ^[11] Then at the Hungarian Grand Prix, she won a gold medal on the balance beam and bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise. ^[12] She also won the balance beam gold medal at the Gymnova Cup, where she also won the all-around silver medal behind Tisha Volleman. ^[13]

2022

Turner won the all-around bronze medal at the 2022 Elite Canada. ^[14] She then competed in the DTB Pokal Stuttgart Team Challenge and helped Canada finish fourth. ^[15] At the Canadian Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around and won a silver medal on the uneven bars behind Rose-Kaying Woo. ^[16] She competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning team bronze and another bronze on the uneven bars. ^{[17] [18]}

Turner won three medals at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup– silver on uneven bars and balance beam and bronze on floor exercise. ^[19] 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. This result also secured Canada a full team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^{[20] [21]}

2023

Turner only competed on the balance beam at the 2023 Elite Canada and won the bronze medal. ^[22] She then competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge with the Canadian team that finished sixth. ^[23] Then at the City of Jesolo Trophy, she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise. ^[24] She finished fifth in the all-around at the Canadian Championships and won the floor exercise silver medal. ^[25] She competed at the Pan American Championships in Medellín, winning team bronze alongside Jenna Lalonde, Cassie Lee, Aurélie Tran and Evandra Zlobec. ^[26] Then at the Pan American Games, she won another team bronze with teammates Lee, Tran, Frederique Sgarbossa, and Ava Stewart. ^[27]

2024

Turner won a silver medal on the balance beam at the International Gymnix. ^[28] She then competed at the 2024 Pan American Championships and won a silver medal with the Canadian team. Individually, she won a silver medal on the uneven bars and a bronze medal on the balance beam. ^[29] At the Canadian Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around. ^[30] She was named Canada's second alternate for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[31]

NCAA gymnastics career

Turner committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes for collegiate gymnastics. ^[21] She helped Iowa finish fifth at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. ^[32] During her freshman season, she set career-highs of 9.900 on vault and 9.925 on uneven bars. ^[3]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Sydney Turner at the novice and junior level ^[33]

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2017
	Elite Cananda		10
2018
	Elite Cananda
2019
	International Gymnix		36
	Canadian Championships		6
	Tournoi International		4		6
	Elite Gym Massilia		54
2020
	Elite Cananda		5
	International Gymnix		5	4	5		4

Competitive history of Sydney Turner at the senior level ^[33]

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2021
	Canadian Championships		9
	Hungarian Grand Prix				4
	Gymnova Cup				5
2022
	Elite Cananda
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge	4
	Canadian Championships		5
	Pan American Championships		4			4
	Szombathely World Challenge Cup
	World Championships
2023
	Elite Cananda
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge	6
	City of Jesolo Trophy	4	5		5
	Canadian Championships		5
	Pan American Championships		9		6
	Pan American Games						7
2024
	International Gymnix				4
	Pan American Championships
	Canadian Championships		5

References

1. "Sydney Turner". Gymnastics Canada . Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
2. "Sydney Turner". Team Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved May 30, 2025.
3. "Sydney Turner". Iowa Hawkeyes . Retrieved May 30, 2025.
4. Hopkins, Lauren (February 3, 2018). "2018 Elite Canada Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
5. Hopkins, Lauren (March 14, 2019). "2019 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
6. Hopkins, Lauren (May 27, 2019). "2019 Canadian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
7. Hopkins, Lauren (November 17, 2019). "2019 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
8. Hopkins, Lauren (February 12, 2020). "2020 Elite Canada Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
9. "International Gymnix 2020 Results for Category: Junior Cup (Combined)" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
10. "International Gymnix 2020 Team Awards for Category: Junior Cup" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
11. Hopkins, Lauren (June 1, 2021). "2021 Canadian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
12. Hopkins, Lauren (September 27, 2021). "2021 Hungarian Grand Prix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
13. Hopkins, Lauren (November 15, 2021). "2021 Gymnova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
14. Hopkins, Lauren (March 21, 2022). "2022 Elite Canada Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
15. "Team Challenge WAG Senior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
16. Hopkins, Lauren (May 31, 2022). "2022 Canadian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
17. Crumlish, John (July 17, 2022). "Brazil's Saraiva and Souza take all-around golds, U.S. wins three of four team titles at Pan American Championships". International Gymnast Magazine . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
18. "U.S. seniors earn 14 medals, including five gold, on second day of Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics . July 15, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
19. "Hungary, Japan, Canada sizzle at Szombathely World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
20. Nichols, Paula (November 1, 2022). "Team Canada wins historic bronze medal at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Team Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved January 2, 2024.
21. "Sydney Turner: "Knowing that we had achieved something historic for Canada was unreal"". Inside Gymnastics Magazine. August 15, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
22. Hopkins, Lauren (January 25, 2023). "2023 Elite Canada Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
23. "Team Challenge WAG" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . March 1, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
24. "2023 Jesolo Trophy Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics (in Italian). April 2, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
25. Hopkins, Lauren (May 22, 2023). "2023 Canadian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
26. "Sumanasekera and Moldauer lead U.S. to 20-medal tally at Pan American Championships". International Gymnast Magazine . May 29, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
27. "U.S. sweeps men's and women's team titles at Pan American Games". International Gymnast Magazine . October 22, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
28. Hopkins, Lauren (March 11, 2024). "2024 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
29. Nagime, Mateus (May 26, 2024). "Diogo Soares e Caio Souza conquistam ouro no Pan-Americano de Ginástica Artística 2024" [Diogo Soares and Caio Souza win gold at the 2024 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships]. Olympics.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 31, 2025.
30. Hopkins, Lauren (June 10, 2024). "2024 Canadian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
31. Balzer, Kyle (July 2, 2024). "New West-born, Port Coquitlam-trained gymnast an alternate for Canadian Olympic team". Tri-City News . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
32. "2025 Gymnastics Final Notes". Iowa Hawkeyes . April 23, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
33. Hopkins, Lauren (October 17, 2021). "Sydney Turner". The Gymternet. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

External links

• Sydney Turner at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Sydney Turner at Team Canada