Sydney Townsend
| Sydney Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sydney Blair Townsend |
| Nickname(s) | Syd |
| Born | December 24, 1999 Burlington, Ontario |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Canada (2012–2017) |
| Club | Milton Springers Gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Craig Smith and Jessica LeBlanc |
| Retired | May 8, 2018 |
Sydney Blair Townsend (born December 24, 1999) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and at the 2015 World Championships.
Gymnastics career
At the 2014 Junior Pan American Championships, Townsend helped Canada win the team gold medal,[1] and she qualified to represent Canada at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[2] There, she advanced to the all-around final and finished 12th.[3] She also advanced to the vault and floor exercise finals, finishing seventh in both.[4][5]
Townsend became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2015. She finished 11th in the all-around at the 2015 International Gymnix and also finished seventh in the floor final.[6] At the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy, she won a bronze medal with the Canadian team.[7] She competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped Canada advance into the team final and thus earn an Olympic berth.[8] She competed on the vault in the team final where Canada finished sixth.[9] After the World Championships, she competed at the Toyota International and finished tenth on the vault and seventh on the balance beam.[10]
Townsend joined the University of Michigan gymnastics team in the fall of 2017.[11] She won the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award for week 2 after helping Michigan beat Ohio State with a career-highs 9.925 on the vault and 9.900 on the uneven bars.[12][13] She helped Michigan win the 2018 Big Ten Conference Championships and was named to the All Big Ten Second Team.[14]
In October 2018, Townsend was arrested for indecent or obscene conduct in public alongside assistant coach Scott Vetere.[15] She then did not compete in the 2019 season and was removed from the roster prior to the 2020 season.[16]
References
- ^ "Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil de Gimnasia Artistica Competicao Para Equipes Final" [Pan American Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championship Team Final] (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Turner, Amanda. "Roster Released For Youth Olympic Games". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault Final Results" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Floor Final" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 March 2015). "2015 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "World champion Simone Biles leads American sweep at City of Jesolo Trophy". International Gymnastics Federation. March 31, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (24 October 2015). "Canadian gymnasts shine at world championships, earn Olympic berth". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Fowler, Dan (October 28, 2015). "Canadian Women Shine at 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Place Sixth in Team Final". Gymnastics Ontario. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2015). "2015 Toyota International Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Blevins, Ben (27 October 2017). "Townsend Continues Canadian Tradition for U-M Women's Gymnastics". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Weekly Conference Awards: Week Two". College Gym News. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Conklin, Katie (15 January 2018). "Gymnastics earns highest score in the nation". Michigan Daily. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Season Review: 2018 Michigan Women's Gymnastics". Michigan Wolverines. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Minehart, Emily (23 October 2018). "Michigan Coach Charged With Indecent or Obscene Conduct in Public". College Gym News. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Syd Townsend". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved 5 July 2025.