William Emard

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William Emard
Country represented Canada
Born (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 21)[1]
Laval, Quebec, Canada
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
ClubLaval Excellence
Head coach(es)Adrian Balan
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 2 1
Total 1 2 1

William Emard (born 17 March 2000)[2] is a Canadian artistic gymnast. At the 2021 World Championships, he finished eighth in the all-around final, marking the best result for a Canadian male gymnast in World Championship history.[3][4] Additionally, he won gold in the vault event of the Mersin event in the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.

Career[]

Emard joined the senior Canadian team in 2018. However, his early career was met with adversity in injury form. At the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships he injured himself during warm up and then spent several months in recovery for a knee injury and a labrum tear in the shoulder.[5]

His first International success came in the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series where he competed at Koper and Mersin. In Koper he claimed the silver on floor exercise and in Mersin he won bronze of floor exercise, silver on rings, and gold on vault.[6] In October he competed at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, qualifying 11th in the all-around, 6th on rings, and 8th on vault. He placed 8th in the all-around final[7] and 7th on rings.[8][9]

Competitive history[]

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2021 World Cup Koper 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Cup Mersin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 8 7 8

References[]

  1. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Entry List (Men)". Longines Timing. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL TEAMS WILLIAM EMARD". GYMCAN.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "William Émard 8e au concours général des mondiaux de gymnastique" [William Émard 8th in the all-around at the World Gymnastics Championships]. Radio Canada (in French). 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "William Emard se classe 8e au concours complet des mondiaux de gymnastique" [William Emard places 8th in the world gymnastics all-around competition]. RDS (in French). 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "WILLIAM EMARD". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "WILLIAM EMARD". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "MEN'S ALL-AROUND FINAL - RESULTS". gym.longinestiming. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Mondiaux de gymnastique : William Émard termine 7e en finale aux anneaux" [Gymnastics Worlds: William Émard finished 7th in the rings final]. Radio Canada (in French). 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ "William Émard termine septième aux anneaux au Japon" [William Émard finished seventh on the rings in Japan]. La Presse (in French). 23 October 2021.

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