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GAEL MACKIE
Official website: www.gaelmackie.net
Gael Briane Mackie (born December 16, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian gymnast
and Olympic athlete.
Gael came to prominence on the Canadian gymnastics scene by winning the senior national championship
at age 14. She currently resides in Coquitlam, British Columbia. She appeared in the Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII
Olympiad. She competed in the Women's Team and the Individual All Around. Gael is coached by Vladimir and Svetlana
Lashin at Omega Gymnastics. Her father William Mackie twice qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in Men's Gymnastics,
but injuries prevented him from competing both times. Mackie's younger sister Charlotte is also a promising gymnast.
Mackie has earned the titles of 2001 Junior National Vault Champion; 2002 Junior National Vault, Floor, and All Around
Champion; 2002 Senior Elite Canada Uneven Bars Champion; 2003 Senior National All Around Champion; and 2003 Elite Canada
Beam Champion. In addition to making the 2004 Canadian Olympic Team, Mackie was a 2003 World Team Member, 2003 Pam Am
Games Team Member, and 2002 Pan Am Games Team Member.
For more information, visit her
profile page on the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique website.
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