Maegan Chant Jackson (born 19 April 1997) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast.[1] She was part of the Canadian team at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships as well as the 2015 Pan American Games.[2] She competed for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team.
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 Chant at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1997 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Waterdown (Hamilton), Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jenny Rowland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Cristina Bontas-Tantaru, Gabriel Tantaru | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 11, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2013, her first year as a senior, Chant competed at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships where she took bronze in the all-around and gold on vault, earning her a spot on the Canadian team at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She also won a silver on vault at the Vendespace World cup as well as a gold in floor exercise and a bronze on vault at the Cottbus Challenge Cup.[2]
In 2014, Chant took silver on both vault and floor exercise at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships. She was a part of the Canadian team at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships where the team won silver. She also took bronze in the vault competition. That year Chant was also a part of the Canadian 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships team.[3]
In 2015, Chant won silver on floor exercise at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships. She was a part of the Canadian silver winning team at the 2015 Pan American Games.[3]
In 2016, Chant was eighth at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships and was chosen for the 2016 Canadian Olympic National Selection camp. She placed eighth on day 1 and ninth on day 2 and was not selected for the team.[3]
On June 23, 2023 Chant married Ryan Jackson.
References
edit- ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Athlete Profile : CHANT Maegan - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Maegan Chant". 4 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Maegan Chant - 2017". Retrieved 13 July 2017.