Gymnastics Canada

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Gymnastics Canada

Sport	Gymnastics
Membership	International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
Founded	()
Affiliation	Canadian Olympic Committee
Headquarters	Ottawa
Chairman	Petoit
CEO	Previously: Ian Moss
Official website
www.gymcan.org

Gymnastics Canada is the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Canada and has its current headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. It is responsible for the organization and promotion of gymnastics on a nationwide basis.

In 1956, a Canadian delegation attended its first world-level International Gymnastics Federation FIG (Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique) competition in Melbourne with only one male gymnast, Ed Gagnier, and one female gymnast, Ernestine Russell.^[1] This marked the beginning of Canada's participation in international competitions, signalling an important step towards development of their national team program.

In Canada, gymnastics is a part of the Canada Games programme. Gymnastics is said to have been originally practiced in ancient Greek civilization, evolving over time into a more structured form of exercise and recreation. Through running, jumping, swimming, throwing, wrestling and weightlifting exercises, gymnastics promotes physical strength as well as intellectual development by developing balance, coordination and rhythm.