Heather Ross-McManus
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Heather Ross-McManus is a Canadian
trampoline
gymnast
.
After representing Canada internationally in trampolining at 3 World Trampoline Championships, she retired from competition in 1993. However, she returned to trampoline in 1997, represented Canada at 4 more World Championships, and qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in 2004.
She won a bronze medal in the Team event and placed 5th in individual trampoline at the 2003 World Championships in Hannover, Germany
. In the 2004 Summer Olympic Games she finished in 6th place. In the December 2004 Trampoline World Cup Final, held in Algiers
, she finished in 6th place in the individual competition and 4th in the synchronized competition with her partner Karen Cockburn
.
Ross-McManus lives in Ottawa
, Ontario where she runs Spring Action, a trampoline club, with her husband. In 2005, she retired again from competing but has stayed involved in the sport of trampoline as a coach and judge.
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...
trampoline
Trampolining
Trampolining is a competitive Olympic sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. These can include simple jumps in the pike, tuck or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward or backward somersaults and twists....
gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
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After representing Canada internationally in trampolining at 3 World Trampoline Championships, she retired from competition in 1993. However, she returned to trampoline in 1997, represented Canada at 4 more World Championships, and qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in 2004.
She won a bronze medal in the Team event and placed 5th in individual trampoline at the 2003 World Championships in Hannover, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In the 2004 Summer Olympic Games she finished in 6th place. In the December 2004 Trampoline World Cup Final, held in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, she finished in 6th place in the individual competition and 4th in the synchronized competition with her partner Karen Cockburn
Karen Cockburn
Karen Cockburn is a Canadian trampoline gymnast.Cockburn was born in Toronto and grew up in North York, Ontario. She began trampolining at age 11, and is a student at York University. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the individual event...
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Ross-McManus lives in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario where she runs Spring Action, a trampoline club, with her husband. In 2005, she retired again from competing but has stayed involved in the sport of trampoline as a coach and judge.
External links
- http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/heather-ross-mcmanus-1.html Ross-McManus OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
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