NATIONAL TEAMS

René Cournoyer

René Cournoyer

Birthplace: Repentigny, QC
Year of Birth: 1997
Club: Club Gymnika
Favourite Event: Floor
Sr. National Team since: 2015
Follow me on Twitter: @renegym
Follow me on Instagram: @renegym97

Qualified himself for the 2020 Olympic Games at the 2019 World Championships…2018 Canadian A-Around Champion and medalist on every event…2018 Commonwealth Games Silver Team Medalist…11th all-around at 2017 FISU Games… Three-time World Championships team member (2015, 2017, 2018). Placed 4th in the team event, and 7th on PH at the 2015 Pan American Games… Finished 19th AA at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. 

Family: Parents Denis Cournoyer and Lucie Paquette. He has a younger brother, Laurent.

Getting into the Sport: Started doing gymnastics at age 7 because he wanted to do acrobatics.

Outside Interests: Enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking. Studying natural sciences in Cégep.

Odds and Ends: Role model is Kyle Shewfelt, who inspired him to want to compete for Team Canada. Always travels with his club’s mascot. Likes to exchange shirts with athletes from other countries.

Favourite motto: “What is worth doing is worth doing well”

Results

  • Year
  • Event Name
  • Achievement
  • 2022
  • Canadian Championships (Richmond, BC)
  • 2nd Floor, 6th Rings, 5th H. Bar, 6th SR. 21+ A-Around
  • 2021
  • World Championships (Kitakyushu, JPN)
  • 37th Floor, 27th P. Bars, 80th H. Bar
  • 2021
  • Olympic Games (Tokyo, JPN)
  • 55th A-Around, 3rd Rings, 36th H. Bar
  • 2019
  • World Championships (Stuttgart, GER)
  • 43rd A-Around, 17th Team
  • 2019
  • Pan Am Games (Lima, PER)
  • 3rd Team, 4th A-Around, 5th H. Bar, 6th Rings
  • 2019
  • Elite Canada (Langley, BC)
  • 3rd Rings, 5th P.Horse
  • 2019
  • Canadian Championships (Ottawa, ON)
  • 2nd A-Around, 2nd Rings, 6th Floor, 7th P. Horse, 7th H. Bar
  • 2018
  • World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
  • 18th Team, 21st A-Around (Qualifications, was injured for A-Around Final)
  • 2018
  • Sr Pan Am Championships (Lima, PER)
  • 2nd A-Around, 5th Team, 6th P. Horse, 8th P. Bars, 8th H. Bar
  • 2018
  • World Challenge Cup (Mersin, TUR)
  • 1st Vault, 6th Rings
  • 2018
  • World Challenge Cup (Guimarães, POR)
  • 8th Vault, 8th H. Bar
  • 2018
  • Canadian Championships (Waterloo, ON)
  • 1st A-Around, 1st Vault, 3rd Floor, 3rd P. Horse, 3rd Rings, 3rd P. Bars, 3rd H. Bar
  • 2018
  • Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast, AUS)
  • 2nd Team, 7th A-Around, 4th Rings, 4th Vault, 4th P. Bars, 6th H. Bar
  • 2018
  • UCIC (Calgary, AB)
  • 1st A-Around, 1st P. Bars, 2nd P. Horse, 2nd Rings, 5th Vault 
  • 2018
  • Elite Canada (Quebec, QC)
  • 1st A-Around, 1st P. Bars, 2nd P. Horse, 3rd Rings, 5th H. Bar, 8th Floor
  • 2017
  • World Championships (Montreal, QC)
  • 23rd Vault, 31st P. Bars, 37th Rings, 69th A-Around, 93rd Floor
  • 2017
  • World Challenge Cup (Szombathely, HUN)
  • 8th Rings, 6th H. Bar
  • 2017
  • FISU Games (Taipei, TW)
  • 11th A-Around
  • 2017
  • Canadian Championships (Montreal, QC)
  • 4th A-Around, 5th P. Horse, 3rd Vault
  • 2017
  • World Challenge Cup (Osijek, CRO)
  • 6th P. Horse
  • 2017
  • World Challenge Cup (Koper, SLO)
  • 5th Rings, 4th P. Bars
  • 2017
  • UCIC (Calgary, AB)
  • 1st Rings, 1st P. Bars, 1st H. Bar
  • 2016
  • Canadian Championships (Edmonton, AB)
  • 3rd A-Around, 5th Floor, 8th P. Horse, 2nd Rings, 4th Vault, 4th P. Bars
  • 2016
  • Olympic Qualification Test Event (Rio De Janeiro, BRA)
  • 8th Team
  • 2016
  • Elite Canada (Halifax, NS)
  • 1st A-Around, 1st Rings
  • 2015
  • World Championships (Glasgow, SCO)
  • 15th Team, 45th A-Around
  • 2015
  • Pan American Games (Toronto, ON)
  • 4th Team, 11th A-Around, 7th P. Horse
  • 2015
  • Canadian Championships (Gatineau, QC)
  • 2nd A-Around, 3rd Rings
  • 2015
  • Elite Canada (Trois-Rivières, QC)
  • 2nd A-Around, 1st Floor, 3rd Vault
  • 2014
  • Youth Olympic Games (Nanjing, CHN)
  • 19th A-Around
  • 2014
  • Canadian Championships (Ottawa, ON) – Sr
  • 3rd A-Around
  • 2014
  • Pacific Rim Championships (Richmond, BC) – Jr
  • 3rd Team
  • 2014
  • JR Pan Am Championships (Aracaju, BRA)
  • 3rd Team, 6th A-Around, 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 7th P. Bars
  • 2014
  • Elite Canada (Gatineau, QC) – Sr
  • 2nd A-Around, 2nd Floor, 2nd Vault
  • 2013
  • Canadian Championships (Ottawa, ON) – Jr
  • 1st H. Bar
  • 2013
  • Elite Canada (Sherwood Park, AB) – Jr
  • 1st A-Around, 2nd Floor, 1st P. Horse, 3rd Rings, 3rd Vault, 3rd P. Bars

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