Kyle Shewfelt
Kyle Shewfelt
Kyle Keith Shewfeltis a Canadian gymnast. His gold medal in the men's floor exercise competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first medal ever by a Canadian in an artistic gymnastics event and was the first Canadian gold of the 2004 Olympics. He also has a vault named after him...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth6 May 1982
CountryCanada
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When I look towards my future, I want to leave a legacy that runs rich.
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I keep thinking back to Commonwealths in 2002 and remembering what a remarkable experience that was, doing so well with our team and winning a couple of individual medals. I really feel like my success in Manchester set a good stepping stone towards Athens.
competition knew supported
We supported each other the whole way and, as the competition went on, we knew we were going to win.
life settled
It's important to feel settled and balanced in life, and that has been tough for me to do.
I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete.
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I want to contribute to sport and the community in a positive way.
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I'm on a missionary journey to become the best version of myself.
believe dreams people
The Olympics is about letting people believe in their own dreams.
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Life never works out the way you think it will. But you just have to deal with it.
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I really want to feel that I'm in a very balanced and good place in my life. And I do feel that. But I think it's always important to learn and draw little bits of inspiration from wherever we can.
gymnastics lived
I've always lived my gymnastics career with a lot of passion and a lot of purpose.
I have no regrets. Not a single one.
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Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.
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I'm always nervous before any competition and I guess I'm 18 months away but I was nervous because I have a lot of expectation to do well and I wanted to show that I'm still capable of winning world and Olympic medals.