Jordyn Pedersen | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 27) Mississauga, Canada | ||||||||||||||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | Canada | ||||||||||||||
College team | Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Jordyn Pedersen (born 26 November 1997) is a Canadian artistic gymnast.
Biography
She was born on 26 November 1997 in Mississauga, Ontario, to Randy and Melody Pedersen. In 2008, she joined the University of Georgia. In 2014, she participated to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China, where she placed 12th with Canada in the team competition.
She suffered from shoulder pain throughout her sophomore year, taking medicines to control it. The injury eventually led to her retirement. After her retirement she served as a student assistant coach.
References
- "Jordyn Pedersen". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Jordyn Pedersen - Retired". gymcan.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Russo, Kelsey (29 September 2016). "Gymdog Jordyn Pedersen transitions to new country, different realm of gymnastics". The Red & Black (University of Georgia). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "#7 Gym Dogs lose to #1 Oklahoma, 196.925-197.675". www.dawgsports.com. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Stone, Augusta (20 March 2019). "Former GymDogs Gracie Cherrey and Jordyn Pedersen serve team in new roles following career-ending injuries". The Red & Black (University of Georgia). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
This biographical article related to Canadian artistic gymnastics is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |