Kelsey Titmarsh

Kelsey Titmarsh
Born (1993-12-27) December 27, 1993
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Canada
ClubTrillium RSG
Head coach
Tatsiana Kastsenkava
ChoreographerTatsiana Kastsenkava
Medal record
Women's Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraGroup All-Around
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraGroup 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraGroup 5 Balls

Kelsey Titmarsh (born 27 December 1993) is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast, who competed in the group all-around at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She is a member of Trillium Rhythmics formally Kalev Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in Vaughan,[1] coached by Svetlana Joukova. She became a member of the Canadian national team in 2005, and senior national athlete in 2009.[1]

Biography

Born in North York, Ontario, she now lives in Thornhill, Ontario. Titmarsh attended Thornlea Secondary School.[2]

Following a friend, Titmarsh began taking rhythmic gymnastics lessons at age seven. After being noticed by her coach, she continued.[2] In 2005, she joined the junior national team.[3]

Around 2008, four years before the London Olympics, the group was assembled. Led by Rose Cossar,[4] the team included Titmarsh, Alexandra Landry, Katrina Cameron, Anjelika Reznik, and Anastasiya Muntyanu.[5] In 2010, the team competed at international competitions in Spain, France, Belarus, Mexico, Russia and Italy. The group placed 14th of 29 for the groups all-around category at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, scoring 46.025. The event was a pre-qualifier for the Olympics.[6]

In September 2011, the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Montpellier, France were the first qualifying event for the Olympics. Canada placed 17th with a score of 48.950.[7] As the top-ranking group from the Americas, the Canadian group won an Olympic quota.[3] The team attended the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico that October. As part of the Canadian team, Titmarsh earned silver in the all-around event, scoring 47.950;[8] bronze in the group 5 ball event, scoring 24.625;[9] and silver in the team event with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops, scoring 24.650.[10]

On June 29, 2012, Canadian Olympic Committee immediate past-president Michael Chambers held a press conference in Ottawa, welcoming the country's gymnasts to the Olympic team. The event highlighted the rhythmic gymnastics group. London 2012 was the first time a Canadian rhythmic gymnastic group had qualified for the Olympics.[4] The group appeared in London for the annual Canada Day celebration in Trafalgar Square, appearing with Christopher Overholt and Canadian High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom Gordon Campbell.[5]

At the Olympics, the group finished in 11th place.[3]

Titmarsh and her group won the Elite Canada and Group Championships senior group national title in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Thornhill's Kelsey Titmarsh part of Olympic-bound gymnastics team", The Brampton Guardian, 27 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Dillbough, Emma (11 December 2010). "Thornhill rhythmic gymnast strikes gold in Mexico". Thornhill Advocate. Thornhill ON. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kelsey Titmarsh". London 2012. London. 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 Graham Lanktree, "Canada's rhythmic gymnast team heads to Olympics for first time[link removed]", Metro Ottawa, 29 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Canadian Olympic Gymnasts help celebrate Canada Day in Trafalgar Square", Canadian Olympic Committee press release on boxscore, 1 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Group All-around final Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Group All-Around Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Canadian women add five medals to Pan Am count" . National Post, October 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ Michael Hayakawa, "Thornhill gymnast earns 2nd Pan Am medal", YorkRegion.com, 18 October 2011.
  10. ↑ Michael Hayakawa, "Maple gymnast wins first medal", YorkRegion.com, 19 October 2011.
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