Kylie Rei Dickson (born February 12, 1999) is an American

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who represented

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in international competition.

Level 10 career

Dickson started her Level 10 career in 2013. She qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals and finished 8th on vault. In 2014, she was the Level 10 Region 8 vault and bars champion. She competed at the 2014 Junior Olympic Nationals and finished 14th in the all-around and won the silver medal on vault. Dickson started training at the

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, and in 2015 she was the Level 10 Region 1 vault and bars champion. Later in 2015, she became a Senior International Elite gymnast through qualifiers."Kylie Dickson"
usagym.org. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Elite career

Dickson qualified to the 2015 U.S. Classic, where she finished 11th in the all-around and 8th on the floor exercise. She competed for Belarus at the

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, with club teammate

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. She and Kwan were granted Belarusian citizenship by Belarusian gymnastics officials. Dickson and Kwan's all-around performance at the

qualified Belarus for a spot at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio April 2016. Dickson competed as a member of the Belarus senior team at the 2016 European Championships in

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. She placed 22nd all-around. Team members competing with Dickson for Belarus were Sviatlana Lifenka, Dziyana Hramko, and Nastassia Baranava. The team placed 17th. Dickson competed for

at the

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,"Kylie Rei Dickson"
. rio2016.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016. having qualified through the test event held in April. She placed 58th in

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with a total score of 47.798.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, Kylie 1999 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnasts American female artistic gymnasts Belarusian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belarus Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics All Olympia Gymnastics Center Sportspeople from Columbus, Georgia People from Baldwin County, Alabama