Maegan Chant Jackson (born 19 April 1997) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast. She was part of the Canadian team at the

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and

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World Championships as well as the

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. She competed for the

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team.

Career

In 2013, her first year as a senior, Chant competed at the

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where she took bronze in the all-around and gold on

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, earning her a spot on the Canadian team at the

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. She also won a silver on

at the Vendespace World cup as well as a gold in

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and a bronze on

at the Cottbus Challenge Cup. In 2014, Chant took silver on both

and

at the

. 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

competition. That year Chant was also a part of the Canadian

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team. In 2015, Chant won silver on

at the

. She was a part of the Canadian silver winning team at the

. In 2016, Chant was eighth at the

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. On June 23, 2023 Chant got married to Ryan Jackson.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chant, Maegan 1997 births Living people Canadian female artistic gymnasts Florida Gators women's gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian people