Daniel Gaudet
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Daniel Gaudet also known as Dan Gaudet, was born on August 16, 1959, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
. He was raised in Toronto and was educated at Agincourt Collegiate Institute
and York University
. He is a former national gymnast and currently teaches Mathematics
at the United World College of South East Asia
in Singapore
. He is married (his wife is also a teacher at the same school), and has two daughters, Kristina Gaudet and Cosette Gaudet.
. He competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles California, in the category of Artistic Gymnastics
. He took part in all six events: Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, High Bar. He triumphed in Rings, placing 9th. In Individual All-Around, he placed 33rd.
His scores were as below:
Score: 114.600
He was selected to the hall of fame in 2002. At the national finals, Gaudet collected 10 individual medals including three all-round championships. At the OUAA Championships, he collected a total of 21 medals including four all-round titles.
'A two-time national champion'
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He was raised in Toronto and was educated at Agincourt Collegiate Institute
Agincourt Collegiate Institute
Agincourt Collegiate Institute is a secondary school located in Agincourt, Toronto, Ontario. The school, founded in 1915 as Agincourt Continuation School, became Agincourt High School in 1954, and Agincourt Collegiate Institute in 1957. A.C.I is the oldest school in the former Scarborough...
and York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
. He is a former national gymnast and currently teaches Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at the United World College of South East Asia
United World College of South East Asia
The United World College of South East Asia is an independent, international school in Singapore. The school's main campus is in Dover Road. A second campus was opened in 2008 in Ang Mo Kio...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. He is married (his wife is also a teacher at the same school), and has two daughters, Kristina Gaudet and Cosette Gaudet.
Career
Daniel Gaudet was a skilled gymnastGymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
. He competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles California, in the category of Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
. He took part in all six events: Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, High Bar. He triumphed in Rings, placing 9th. In Individual All-Around, he placed 33rd.
His scores were as below:
| C/O | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ia | 9.700 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.250 | 9.600 | 57.350 |
| Ib | 9.650 | 9.100 | 9.850 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 57.250 |
Score: 114.600
He was selected to the hall of fame in 2002. At the national finals, Gaudet collected 10 individual medals including three all-round championships. At the OUAA Championships, he collected a total of 21 medals including four all-round titles.
'A two-time national champion'