Maegan Chant facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Maegan Chant |
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| Country represented |  Canada |
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| Born | 19 April 1997 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Hometown | Waterdown (Hamilton), Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jenny Rowland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Cristina Bontas-Tantaru, Gabriel Tantaru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 11, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maegan Chant Jackson (born 19 April 1997) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast. She was part of the Canadian team at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships as well as the 2015 Pan American Games. She competed for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team.
Career
In 2013, her first year as a senior, Chant competed at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships where she took bronze in the all-around and gold on vault, earning her a spot on the Canadian team at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She also won a silver on vault at the Vendespace World cup as well as a gold in floor exercise and a bronze on vault at the Cottbus Challenge Cup.
In 2014, Chant took silver on both vault and floor exercise at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships. She was a part of the Canadian team at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships where the team won silver. She also took bronze in the vault competition. That year Chant was also a part of the Canadian 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships team.
In 2015, Chant won silver on floor exercise at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships. She was a part of the Canadian silver winning team at the 2015 Pan American Games.
In 2016, Chant was eighth at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships and was chosen for the 2016 Canadian Olympic National Selection camp. She placed eighth on day 1 and ninth on day 2 and was not selected for the team.
On June 23, 2023 Chant got married to Ryan Jackson.
