Jordyn Pedersen (born 26 November 1997) is a Canadian

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

Biography

She was born on 26 November 1997 in

Mississauga Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

, to Randy and Melody Pedersen. In 2008, she joined the University of Georgia. In 2014, she participated to the

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Nanning Nanning; is the capital of the Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, southern China. It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, 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.

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