Aurélie Tran

Aurélie Tran (born May 25, 2006) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

Aurélie Tran
Tran at the 2021 Canadian Championships
Personal information
Full nameAurélie Tran
Country representedCanada
Born (2006-05-25) May 25, 2006
HometownRepentigny, Quebec
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021–present (CAN)
ClubGymnix
College teamIowa Hawkeyes (2025–28)
Head coach(es)Katerine Dussault
Assistant coach(es)Pierre Privé
Francine Bouffard
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2023 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Championships
2023 MedellínTeam
2023 MedellínAll-around
2023 MedellínBalance beam

Early life

Tran was born in Quebec in 2006. She is of Vietnamese ancestry.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

Tran 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.[2]

Tran had a breakout year in 2021. She was the Elite Canada junior champion as well as the junior Canadian national champion.[1] Towards the end of the year Tran was selected to represent Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. While there she won bronze in the all-around behind Americans Katelyn Jong and Kailin Chio. Additionally she won silver on the uneven bars. She was Canada's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the event.[3]

Senior gymnastics career

2022–23

Tran turned senior in 2022. She competed at Elite Canada in March and at the Gymnova Cup in November.

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.[4] Tran next competed at the Canadian National Championships where she once again placed first in the all-around.

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.[5] During the team final Tran helped Canada win the bronze medal behind the United States and Mexico.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

2024

In 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.[9]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2018Elite Canada24
2019Elite Canada15
Canadian Championships17
2020Elite Canada9
International Gymnix (Challenge)88
2021Elite Canada
Canadian Championships
Junior Pan American Games7
Senior
2022Gymnova Cup
2023Elite Canada
DTB Pokal Team Challenge6
Canadian Championships
Pan American Championships44
World Championships12
Pan American Games7585
2024City of Jesolo Trophy41065
Canadian Championships

References

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