Aurélie Tran (born May 25, 2006) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Additionally she was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
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| Full name | Aurélie Tran | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 25, 2006 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Repentigny, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021–present (CAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gymnix | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa Hawkeyes (2025–28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Katerine Dussault | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Pierre Privé Francine Bouffard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editTran was born in Quebec City on May 25, 2006.[1] She is of Vietnamese ancestry.[2]
She started gymnastics at age five and began competing two year later.[1]
In 2023, Tran announced that she will attend the University of Iowa.[1]
Junior gymnastics career
editTran competed at various Elite Canada and Canadian National Championships from 2018 to 2020. She made her international debut at International Gymnix in 2020 where she competed in the Challenge Division, winning two bronze medals.[3]
In 2021, Tran was the Elite Canada junior champion as well as the junior Canadian national champion.[2] Toward the end of the year, she was selected to represent Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games; she won bronze in the all-around behind Americans Katelyn Jong and Kailin Chio, as well as silver on the uneven bars. She was Canada's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the event.[4]
Senior gymnastics career
edit2022–23
editTran turned senior in 2022, though she didn't compete for much of the season due to an injury to her achilles tendon.[1] She competed at Elite Canada in March and at the Gymnova Cup in November.[citation needed]
Tran competed at the 2023 Elite Canada competition where she placed first in the all-around. She competed at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she helped Canada finish sixth as a team. Individually she won bronze on floor exercise.[5] Tran next competed at the Canadian National Championships where she once again placed first in the all-around.[citation needed]
Tran was named to the team to compete at the 2023 Pan American Championships alongside Jenna Lalonde, Cassie Lee, Frédérique Sgarbossa, Sydney Turner, and Evandra Zlobec. On the first day of competition Tran won bronze in the all-around behind American Tiana Sumanasekera and Natalia Escalera of Mexico. Additionally she won bronze on balance beam.[6] During the team final Tran helped Canada win the bronze medal behind the United States and Mexico.[7]
Tran was named to the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships team for Canada along with Ellie Black, Ava Stewart, Cassie Lee, and Rose-Kaying Woo. During qualifications, Tran contributed scores of 13.233 on vault, 13.133 on uneven bars, 11.933 on balance beam, and 12.600 on floor exercise. The Canadian team came in 12th.[8]
Tran was named to the 2023 Pan American Games team for Canada, along with Ava Stewart, Sydney Turner, Cassie Lee and Frederique Sgarbossa. While at the Games, she helped Canada win a bronze medal in the team event, contributing scores on all four apparatuses, with 13.200 on vault, 13.400 on uneven bars, 12.866 on balance beam, and 12.666 on floor. She qualified to the all-around, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise finals. In the all-around final, she placed 7th with a score of 50.465. In the uneven bars final, she came in fifth with a score of 13.100; on balance beam her score of 12.133 ended up 8th; and in the floor exercise final she also came in fifth with a score of 13.166.[9]
2024
editIn late June, Tran was named to the team to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Ellie Black, Cassie Lee, Shallon Olsen, and Ava Stewart.[10]
At the 2024 Olympic Games Tran helped Canada qualify to the team final, where they ultimately finished fifth.[11]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | Elite Canada | 24 | |||||
| 2019 | Elite Canada | 15 | |||||
| Canadian Championships | 17 | ||||||
| 2020 | Elite Canada | 9 | |||||
| International Gymnix (Challenge) | 8 | 8 |  |
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| 2021 | Elite Canada |  |
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| 2022 | Gymnova Cup | |
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| 2023 | Elite Canada | |
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| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 6 |
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| World Championships | 12 | ||||||
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7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ||
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| Olympic Games | 5 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Aurélie Tran". Team Canada. September 27, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Aurélie Tran – Une jeune gymnaste talentueuse". Vietnamese community in Canada – Montreal area (in French). June 15, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "2020 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. March 9, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Aurélie Tran nommée porte-drapeau d'Équipe Canada pour la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux panaméricains juniors" [Aurélie Tran named Team Canada flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Junior Pan American Games]. Gymnastique Québec (in French). November 19, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. athletes earn 12 medals at DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 20, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. women shine at Pan Ams with eight medals; Sumanasekera wins all-around". USA Gymnastics. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. claims men's and women's team titles at Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 28, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "2023 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 11, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Games Results". The Gymternet. October 27, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (June 28, 2024). "Team Canada gymnasts setting the bar high for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Olympic Games Results". The Gymternet. August 5, 2024.