Gael Briane Mackie (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadian

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

who competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Family

Mackie's father, William Mackie, twice qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in men's gymnastics, but both times, injuries prevented him from competing. Her younger sister, Charlotte, also competed as an elite gymnast, including at the

2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 Arena in London from 12 to 18 October 2009. Similar to the 2005 World Championships, there were no team competitions. Individual all-around and event finals were contested. C ...

Gymnastics career

Coached by Vladimir and Svetlana Lashin at Omega Gymnastics, Mackie came to prominence on the Canadian gymnastics scene by winning the senior national championship at age 14. As a junior elite gymnast, Mackie was the national champion on vault in 2001, and on vault, floor, and in the all-around in 2002. In 2003, she became the senior national all-around champion, as well as the Elite Canada champion on the uneven bars and balance beam. She was a member of the Canadian teams at the 2003 World Championships and at the 2002 and 2003 Pan American Games. In 2004, Mackie was named to the Canadian team for the Olympic Games in Athens, along with Melanie Banville, Amelie Plante,

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, and

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. In the qualifications round, she competed only on the uneven bars. Canada finished 10th and did not advance to the team final.

External links

Gael Mackie webpageOfficial site of Gymnastics Canada
1988 births Living people Canadian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Vancouver Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Gymnasts at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic gymnasts for Canada 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Canada-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub