Occupation
Coach
Spoken languages
English
Injuries
In May 2011 he pulled his adductor, groin, hip flexor and lower abdominal muscles, which took him out of training until mid-August 2011 and on modified training until March 2012. (northernlife.ca, 21 Nov 2012)
National Team
2000 (Facebook page, 08 Nov 2015)
Start sporting career
He began training at age three. (gymcan.org, 19 Jun 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
His parents enrolled him in gymnastics classes. (gymcan.org, 19 Jun 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany, and winning silver in double mini-trampoline at the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, QC, Canada. (Facebook page, 08 Nov 2015; gymcan.org, 19 Jun 2016)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT, COMEBACK, RETIREMENT
He retired from trampolining in June 2008, returning in October 2010 when he realised he had lost weight due to losing his lean muscle. He retired again in 2013, returning to competition in early 2015. He retired for good in 2015, and in summer 2016 joined Dynamo Gymnastics Sports Centre in Cambridge, ON, Canada, as coach of the club's new competitive programme in power tumbling and double min-trampoline. (northernlife.ca, 21 Nov 2012; thesudburystar.com, 05 Apr 2015; dynamogymnastics.ca, 09 Jun 2016)
ADVISER
He has served as the national team tumbling adviser for Gymnastics Canada and the trampoline and tumbling programme coordinator for the Burlington BG's club. (Facebook page, 08 Nov 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-15
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