Sydney Turner

Sydney Leslie Turner (born August 17, 2005) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She was part of Canada's historic team bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships, and she won a team bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games. She is a six-time Pan American Championships medalist. She was an alternate for Canada's 2024 Olympic team.

Early life Turner was born on August 17, 2005, in New Westminster, British Columbia, to parents Kerrie and Scott Turner. Her aunt is a 1991 Pan American Games silver medalist in swimming. She started artistic gymnastics at 15 months old and began competing at 6 years old. She also trained in trampoline gymnastics and competed at the national level in tumbling.

Elite gymnastics career Novice and junior Turner missed five months of training in 2017 due to spondylolisthesis and spondylosis. She won a silver medal in the novice division at the 2018 Elite Canada. She made her international debut at the 2019 International Gymnix and finished 36th. Then at the 2019 Canadian Championships, she finished sixth in the junior all-around. She won a bronze medal on the balance beam at the 2019 Tournoi International.

Turner joined the junior Canadian national team in 2020. She also finished fifth at the 2020 International Gymnix, and she won a bronze medal with the Canadian team.

Senior 2021 Turner became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2021. She finished ninth in the all-around at her first senior-level Canadian Championships. Then at the Hungarian Grand Prix, she won a gold medal on the balance beam and bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise. She also won the balance beam gold medal at the Gymnova Cup, where she also won the all-around silver medal behind Tisha Volleman.

2022 Turner won the all-around bronze medal at the 2022 Elite Canada. She then competed in the DTB Pokal Stuttgart Team Challenge and helped Canada finish fourth. At the Canadian Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around and won a silver medal on the uneven bars behind Rose-Kaying Woo. She competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning team bronze and another bronze on the uneven bars.

Turner won three medals at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup– silver on uneven bars and balance beam and bronze on floor exercise. At the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, she won team bronze - Canada's first ever World team medal - alongside teammates Ellie Black, Denelle Pedrick, Laurie Denommée, Emma Spence and Shallon Olsen. This result also secured Canada a full team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She then competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge with the Canadian team that finished sixth. Then at the City of Jesolo Trophy, she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise. She finished fifth in the all-around at the Canadian Championships and won the floor exercise silver medal. She competed at the Pan American Championships in Medellín, winning team bronze alongside Jenna Lalonde, Cassie Lee, Aurélie Tran and Evandra Zlobec. Then at the Pan American Games, she won another team bronze with teammates Lee, Tran, Frederique Sgarbossa, and Ava Stewart.

2024 Turner won a silver medal on the balance beam at the International Gymnix. She then competed at the 2024 Pan American Championships and won a silver medal with the Canadian team. Individually, she won a silver medal on the uneven bars and a bronze medal on the balance beam. At the Canadian Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around. She was named Canada's second alternate for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

NCAA gymnastics career Turner committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes for collegiate gymnastics. She helped Iowa finish fifth at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. During her freshman season, she set career-highs of 9.900 on vault and 9.925 on uneven bars.

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