René Cournoyer

René Cournoyer (born April 23, 1997) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. He represented Canada at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games as well as the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

Gymnastics career 2014 Cournoyer made his international debut at the 2014 Junior Pan American Championships where he helped Canada finish third as a team, and individually he won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault. He next competed at the Pacific Rim Championships where he once again helped Canada win the bronze medal.

In August Cournoyer competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. While there he placed 19th in the all-around during qualifications and was the first reserve for the final. He did qualify to the vault and horizontal bar finals. During event finals, Cournoyer placed sixth on vault and seventh on horizontal bar.

Cournoyer was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games alongside Cory Paterson, Jackson Payne, Scott Morgan, and Zachary Clay. Together they won silver behind England. Individually, he placed seventh in the all-around, sixth on horizontal bar, and fourth on rings, vault, and parallel bars.

At the 2018 World Championships, Cournoyer helped Canada finish 18th during qualifications. Individually, he finished 23rd during qualifications, which qualified him to the all-around final; however, he withdrew due to an injury to his abdominal muscle.

In early 2020, Cournoyer competed at the American Cup where he finished tenth. This would be Cournoyer's only competition of the year due to many events, including the Olympic Games, being postponed or canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, Cournoyer competed at the postponed 2020 Olympic Games. He finished 55th in the all-around during qualifications.

2022–2024 Cournoyer was selected to represent Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games alongside Félix Dolci, Mathys Jalbert, Chris Kaji, and Jayson Rampersad. However, prior to competition Cournoyer tore his ACL.

Cournoyer was able to make a comeback the following year and was selected to compete at the 2023 World Championships alongside Zachary Clay, Félix Dolci, William Emard, and Jayson Rampersad. During qualifications he helped Canada finish fourth, which qualified Canada a team berth to the 2024 Olympic Games, a feat last achieved by the Canadian men's gymnastics team in 2008. Additionally he qualified to the all-around final. During the team final, Cournoyer contributed scores on all six apparatuses towards Canada's seventh place finish. During the all-around final, he finished twelfth.

Cournoyer next competed at the Pan American Games. On the first day of competition he helped the Canadian team win the silver medal behind the United States. Additionally he qualified to the floor exercise, rings, and horizontal bar finals. On the first day of event finals, he placed seventh on floor exercise and sixth on rings. On the final day, he won bronze on horizontal bar behind Brazilians Arthur Mariano and Bernardo Miranda.

Cournoyer was named to the team to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Zachary Clay, Félix Dolci, William Émard, and Samuel Zakutney. While there he helped Canada finish eighth as a team. Individually, he finished seventeenth in the all-around.

2025–2026 At the 2026 Pan American Championships, Cournoyer helped Canada win their first-ever Pan American team gold medal. He competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games alongside Jordan Carroll, William Émard, Félix Dolci, and Ethan Ikeda. Together they won gold as a team, Canada's first Commonwealth men's team gold in twenty years. Individually Cournoyer qualified to floor exercise final where he won silver behind Luke Whitehouse.

Competitive history +Competitive history of René Cournoyer at the junior levelYearEvent 2013 Elite Canada Canadian Championships 2014 Elite Canada Pan American Championships 6 7 Pacific Rim Championships Canadian Championships Youth Olympic Games 19 6 7

+Competitive history of René Cournoyer at the senior levelYearEvent 2015 Elite Canada Canadian Championships Pan American Games 4 11 7 World Championships 15 2016 Elite Canada Olympic Test Event 8 Canadian Championships 5 8 4 4 2017 UCIC Calgary Koper Challenge Cup 5 4 Osijek Challenge Cup 6 Canadian Championships 4 5 Summer Universiade 11 Szombathely Challenge Cup 8 6 World Championships 23 2018 Elite Canada 8 5 UCIC Calgary 5 Commonwealth Games 7 4 4 4 6 Canadian Championships Guimarães Challenge Cup 8 8 Mersin Challenge Cup 6 Pan American Championships 5 6 8 8 World Championships 18 2019 Elite Canada 5 Canadian Championships 6 7 7 Pan American Games 4 6 5 World Championships 17 43 Swiss Cup 9 2020 American Cup 10 2021 Olympic Games 55 World Championships 27 2022 Canadian Championships 6 6 5 2023 Canadian Championships RomGym Trophy 4 6 World Championships 7 12 Pan American Games 7 6 2024 Elite Canada 12 7 4 6 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 11 Pacific Rim Championships 5 Canadian Championships 6 4 RomGym Trophy 8 Olympic Games 8 17 2025 Pan American Championships 4 4 7 World Championships 30 12 2026 Elite Canada 4 4 Canadian Championships Pan American Championships 4 5 6 5 8 Commonwealth Games