Maegan Chant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Chant at the
2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 19 April 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||
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. [1] She was part of the Canadian team at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships as well as the 2015 Pan American Games. [2] She competed for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team.
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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [3]
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. [3]
On June 23, 2023 Chant married Ryan Jackson.