Halifax, NS
David Kikuchi, Keiji Yamanaka
Birthplace: Halifax, NS
Year of Birth: 1995
Club: Halifax Alta Gymnastics Club
Favourite Event: Vault
Sr. National Team since: 2010
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Most decorated Canadian gymnast 2019 Pan Am Games, winning a total of 10 medals in two Games (5 at each Games - including 2x AA Gold); Named the closing ceremonies flag-bearer for Canada at the 2019 Pan Am Games closing ceremony... All-Around Canadian Champion for the 6th time in 2019... Winner of the All-Around World Cup Series in 2019... Qualified for 4 finals at the 2018 World Championships and finished 4th with Team Canada, a best-ever result... Posted Canada’s best-ever performance in the all-around competition at the Olympic Games with a 5th in 2016. Canada’s most decorated athlete at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto with 5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze); Her gold in the AA competition was the first by a non-American since 1983. Two-time Olympian (2012, 2016); 5th in the team-event in 2012 is also a Canadian best-ever result… Five-time World Championships team member (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018). Canadian AA Champion in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013. Triple-medallist at 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Studying Kinesiology at Dalhousie University.
Family: Parents Thomas and Katharine Black. Older sister Karen. Younger brother William.
Getting into the Sport: Started competitive gymnastics at age 9.
Favourite motto: Dream big, don’t let anyone else set your limits.