Maegan Chant

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Maegan Chant
— Gymnast  —
Country represented  Canada
Born (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hometown Waterdown, 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

Maegan Chant (born (1997-04-19)19 April 1997) is a Canadian 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 currently competes for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team.

Career

In 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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