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| Born | (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (age 24) Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Canada(2016–19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Gymdogs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Flicka Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Dorina Stan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Haley de Jong (born January 18, 2001) is a Canadian artistic gymnast and the2018 Pacific Rim Uneven Bars champion.
Haley de Jong was born inVancouver,British Columbia in 2001.[1]
De Jong made her elite debut at Elite Canada in 2013 where she placed fourth in the novice division.[2] In 2015 she once again competed at Elite Canada and placed seventh in the all-around in the Junior division. She also placed fifth on balance beam and won silver on floor exercise.[3] In February 2015 she competed at the Canada Games where she placed eighth on the balance beam but won bronze with the team from British Columbia.[4] In March 2015 de Jong made her international debut when she competed at International Gymnix where she placed eighteenth in the all-around and fourth in the team final.[5] In May she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around.[6]
De Jong competed at Elite Canada in February where she placed twelfth in the all-around, eighth on uneven bars, and won bronze on floor exercise.[7] A week later she competed at theWOGA Classic where she placed second in the all-around behindIrina Alexeeva.[8] In March de Jong competed at International Gymnix where she placed twenty-third in the all-around but won bronze in the team final.[9] Later that year she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behindAna Padurariu,Sayge Urban, andBrooklyn Moors.[10] In September de Jong competed at thePan American Championships where helped Canada win the team gold medal. Individually she placed fourth in the all-around behind Padurariu,Thais Fidelis of Brazil, and Urban, fifth on vault, and won bronze on balance behind Padurariu and Fidelis.[11] In November de Jong competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup where she placed sixth in the all-around.[12]
In 2017 de Jong officially turned senior but spent most of the season dealing with injuries. She competed at the Salamunov Memorial inMaribor,Slovenia in October where she swept the competition.[13] In December she competed at Toyota International inJapan where she placed fourth on floor exercise and eleventh on uneven bars and balance beam.[14]
In February de Jong competed at Elite Canada where she placed fourth in the all-around, third on vault, second on uneven bars, and eighth on balance beam and floor exercise.[15] In March she competed at International Gymnix where she placed tenth in the all-around, seventh on vault, and tenth on uneven bars.[16] She was later selected to represent Canada at the2018 Pacific Rim Championships. While there she won bronze in the all-around and on floor exercise, gold on uneven bars, silver in the team final, and placed fifth on vault.[17] A month later de Jong competed at the Canadian National Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around.[18] In November de Jong signed herNational Letter of Intent with theUniversity of Georgia.[19]
De Jong competed at Elite Canada where she placed 22nd in the all-around and seventh on balance beam.[20] The following month she competed at2019 L'International Gymnix where she placed seventh in the all-around but won silver on vault, floor exercise, and in the team final alongsideLaurie Denommée,Isabela Onyshko, andEmma Spence.[21]
In May de Jong competed at the Canadian National Championships. She finished sixth in the all-around.[22]
De Jong started her collegiate career in the 2019-2020 season with theGeorgia Gymdogs. She competed on uneven bars and balance beam in all ten meets, earning a career high of 9.925 on the latter in a meet against Arkansas.[23] All post-season meets, such as the SEC Championships and theNCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, ended up being canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[24][25]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2013 | Elite Canada | 4 | |||||
| 2015 | Elite Canada | 7 | 5 |  | |||
| Canada Games |  | 8 | |||||
| International Gymnix | 4 | 18 | |||||
| Canadian Championships | 7 | ||||||
| 2016 | Elite Canada | 12 | 8 | | |||
| WOGA Classic | | ||||||
| International Gymnix | | 23 | |||||
| Canadian Championships | 4 | ||||||
| Pan American Championships |  | 4 | 5 | | |||
| Olympic Hopes Cup | 6 | ||||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2017 | Salamunov Memorial | | | | | | |
| Toyota International | 11 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | Elite Canada | 4 | | | 8 | 8 | |
| International Gymnix | 10 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | | | 7 | | | ||
| Canadian Championships | 7 | ||||||
| 2019 | Elite Canada | 22 | 7 | ||||
| International Gymnix | | 7 | | | |||
| Canadian Championships | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | |||
| NCAA | |||||||
| 2020 | SEC Championships | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA[26][27] | |||||
| NCAA Championships | |||||||
