Félix Dolci facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Félix Dolci
Dolci at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 23) Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2017–present
Club	Laval Excellence
Head coach(es)	Adrian Balan
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's artistic gymnastics Commonwealth Games Silver 2022 Birmingham Team Silver 2022 Birmingham Floor Exercise Pan American Games Gold 2023 Santiago All-Around Gold 2023 Santiago Floor Exercise Silver 2023 Santiago Team Bronze 2023 Santiago Rings Bronze 2023 Santiago Vault Pan American Championships Gold 2025 Panama City All-Around Gold 2025 Panama City Vault Gold 2025 Panama City Parallel Bars Gold 2025 Panama City Horizontal Bar Silver 2022 Rio de Janeiro Vault Silver 2023 Medellín Team Silver 2025 Panama City Team Bronze 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team Bronze 2022 Rio de Janeiro All-Around Bronze 2022 Rio de Janeiro Floor Exercise World University Games Gold 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Horizontal Bar Silver 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Team Pacific Rim Championships Silver 2024 Cali Team Junior World Championships Gold 2019 Győr Rings Silver 2019 Győr Floor Exercise Youth Olympic Games Silver 2018 Buenos Aires Rings FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 1 1 2

Félix Dolci (born May 5, 2002) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. He represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Félix is a champion in many events. He won the all-around and floor exercise at the 2023 Pan American Games. He also won the all-around at the 2025 Pan American Championships. In 2019, he became the Junior World Champion on the rings. He has been part of the Canadian national team since 2017.

About Félix Dolci

Félix Dolci was born in Saint-Eustache, Quebec in 2002. He started gymnastics when he was six years old. He trained at Laval Excellence, a gym in Laval, Quebec. His first competition was in 2009. So far, he has won more than 200 medals and awards. His mother suggested gymnastics to help him use up his energy. Other sports like hockey and soccer did not work as well. Félix speaks both French and English. He lives in Quebec and is coached by Adrian Balan.

Félix's Junior Career

2018: Early Challenges and Successes

At the start of 2018, Félix hurt his shoulder. This made it hard for him to do certain gymnastics events. Because of this, he placed fourth in the all-around at the Élite Canada competition in February.

He recovered and competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Medellin, Colombia. He helped Canada win second place as a team. Individually, he won second on rings. He also placed fourth on parallel bars and eighth on horizontal bar.

Next, he competed at the Canadian Championships in Waterloo, Ontario. He won first place in the all-around, floor, vault, and horizontal bar. He also got second on rings and third on parallel bars.

In June, Félix competed at the Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He helped Canada win a bronze medal as a team. He also won a gold medal on rings and bronze medals in the all-around, floor exercise, and horizontal bar.

In October, Félix returned to Buenos Aires for the Youth Olympic Games. He won a silver medal on rings. This made him the first Canadian male gymnast to win a medal at the Youth Olympics. He also placed sixth on floor, seventh on vault, and ninth in the all-around. He finished the year strong at the Austrian Future Cup in Linz, Austria. He won first place in almost every event, including team and all-around.

Rings

Parallel bars

Floor exercise

Vault

Félix Dolci at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games

2019: Junior World Champion

Félix started 2019 at the Canada Games in Red Deer, Alberta. He won gold medals in the all-around, high bar, vault, and floor. He also won silver on rings and with the Québec team. This made him the most decorated athlete at the Canada Winter Games that year.

In March, he competed at the University of Calgary International Cup. He placed first on pommel horse, rings, and parallel bars. In May, he went to the Canadian Championships in Ottawa, Ontario. He won gold medals in almost all events there.

In June, Félix went to Győr, Hungary for the first-ever Junior World Championships. He helped Canada place fifth as a team. He also placed fourth in the all-around competition. Félix made it to two event finals: floor exercise and rings. He won second place in the floor exercise final. Later that day, he won the gold medal in the rings final. In both finals, he had the highest execution scores.

Rings

Horizontal bar

Floor exercise

Pommel horse

Félix Dolci at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Félix's Senior Career

2020–2021: Training at Home and World Cups

In 2020, Félix was ready to start his senior career. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, all gymnastics gyms in Canada closed. He had to train at home for four months. Because of travel rules, Félix could not compete internationally until 2021.

He competed at the World Cup in Koper, Slovenia. There, he won two bronze medals on vault and horizontal bar. A few days later, he won gold on floor exercise and silver on horizontal bar at the World Cup in Mersin, Turkey. In October, he competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu. He competed on rings and horizontal bar but did not make it to any finals.

2022: Commonwealth and Pan American Medals

Félix competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart. He helped Canada finish fifth as a team. He also won gold on floor exercise, silver on horizontal bar, and bronze on rings and vault.

In July, he was chosen for the Pan American Championships and the Commonwealth Games. At the Pan American Championships, Félix finished third in the all-around. He also won silver on vault and bronze on floor exercise. In the team final, he helped Canada win a bronze medal.

At the Commonwealth Games, Félix helped Canada win second place as a team. He won a silver medal on floor exercise. He also placed fourth in the all-around, vault, and parallel bars. At the 2022 World Championships, Félix helped the Canadian team finish tenth.

2023: Olympic Qualification and Pan American Gold

In 2023, Félix competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. He helped Canada finish eighth and won bronze on rings and horizontal bar. At the Pan American Championships, Félix helped Canada win second place as a team.

In October, Félix competed at the 2023 World Championships. He helped Canada finish fourth, which meant the team qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games. This was the first time the Canadian men's gymnastics team qualified for the Olympics since 2008. Félix also made it to the floor exercise and horizontal bar finals. In the team final, Canada finished seventh. In the event finals, he placed fifth on floor and eighth on horizontal bar.

Félix then competed at the Pan American Games. He helped the Canadian team win the silver medal. He also qualified for the all-around, floor exercise, rings, and vault finals. In the all-around final, Félix won the gold medal. This was the first Pan American Games all-around gold medal for a Canadian male gymnast since 1963. He also won gold on floor exercise and bronze on rings and vault. He finished the competition with five medals, making him the most decorated gymnast there.

2024: The Olympics and More Medals

Félix started 2024 by winning first place in the all-around at Elite Canada. He then won bronze on rings and silver on parallel bars at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. In April, Félix helped Canada win silver as a team at the Pacific Rim Championships.

In June, he won first place at the Canadian Championships. Later that month, Félix was named to the team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the 2024 Olympic Games, Félix helped Canada qualify for the team final. He also qualified for the all-around final. In the team final, Canada finished eighth. During the all-around final, his handgrip broke on the horizontal bar, causing him to fall. He was allowed to redo his routine. He fell again on his second try but performed well on other events, finishing twentieth.

2025: Continuing to Shine

Félix competed at the Canadian Championships and kept his national title. He then competed at the 2025 Pan American Championships. He won the all-around title, becoming the first Canadian Pan American all-around champion. He also helped Canada win the silver medal in the team final. Individually, he won gold on vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.

In July, Félix competed at the 2025 World University Games. He helped Canada win its first-ever men's team medal at these games, finishing second. Félix also won a gold medal on the horizontal bar.

Competitive History

Dolci at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Junior
2018	Pacific Rim Championships							4	8
	Canadian Championships				4
	Pan American Championships
	Youth Summer Olympics		9	6			7		8
	Austrian Future Cup
2019	UCIC								6
	Canadian Championships				4
	Junior World Championships	5	4
	Elite Canada
Senior
2021	Mersin Challenge Cup						5	4
	Koper Challenge Cup
	World Championships					19			24
2022	DTB Pokal Team Challenge	5
	DTB Pokal Mixed Cup	4
	Pan American Championships					7		4
	Commonwealth Games		4			5	4	4
	World Championships	10
2023	Elite Canada
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge	8
	Pan American Championships
	RomGym Trophy							4
	World Championships	7		5					8
	Pan American Games
	Arthur Gander Memorial
2024	Elite Canada				16	4	5
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge	11
	Pacific Rim Championships					WD		WD
	Canadian Championships				11	4
	RomGym Trophy
	Olympic Games	8	20
	Arthur Gander Memorial
2025	Canadian Championships
	Pan American Championships			8		4
	World University Games			WD