Mikaela Gerber (born June 13, 1995) 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 ...

. She is the younger sister of

Aisha Gerber Aisha Gerber (born June 21, 1990) is a world-class Canadian artistic gymnast. Starting as a member of the Cambridge Kips gymnastics club at the age of three, Gerber was coached by former Soviet Olympic champion Elvira Saadi and Vladimir Kondrat ...

Junior career

2009

In June, Gerber competed at the Canadian Championships in Hamilton, Canada. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 53.600 and first in the floor final with a score of 14.200.

2010

In May, Gerber competed at the Canadian Championships in Kamloops, Canada. She placed second in the all around final with a score of 54.550 and second in the balance beam final with a score of 13.350.

Senior career

2011

In October, Gerber competed at the

2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Inte ...

. She helped the Canadian team place eleventh with scores of 13.566 on vault, 13.200 on balance beam, and 13.800 on floor. Later in October, Gerber competed at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

in Guadalajara, Mexico. She helped the Canadian team win the silver medal in the team event with an individual all around score of 53.150. She placed second in the floor final with a score of 13.775.

2012

In April, Gerber placed seventh in the vault final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Osijek, Croatia with a score of 13.513. In May, Gerber competed at the Canadian Championships in Regina, Canada. She placed twelfth in the all around final with a score of 51.250. In event finals, she placed eighth on vault scoring 13.200 and fourth on balance beam scoring 13.500. At the end of June, Gerber was one of the twelve gymnasts chosen to compete at the Final Olympic Selection meet in Gatineau, Canada. On the first day of competition she placed fifth in the all around with a score of 52.450. She was not chosen to be part of the Olympic team.

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Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique The International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG) is the body governing all disciplines of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerber, Mikaela Living people Canadian female artistic gymnasts 1995 births Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian people