Jason Nicholas Burnett (born December 16, 1986) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is noted for having completed, in training, the world's most difficult trampoline routine with a degree of difficulty of 20.6[1] and holding the former world record of 18.8 for a routine performed in a competition. He has placed first in the Canadian National Championships eight times in individual trampoline. In the 2008 Olympic Games he won a silver medal.
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| Country represented |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 16, 1986 Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Etobicoke, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
On June 12, 2010, at the Davos Trampoline World Cup he completed a routine with a degree of difficulty (DD or tariff) of 18.80 breaking his own world record of 18.0.[2] He finished in 2nd place in the competition. He also holds the world record for a synchronised trampoline routine with his partner, Philip Barbaro, with a DD of 16.0. However, as their marks for synchronisation and execution were very low, they only came in 7th place in the competition in Quebec City in 2007.[3]
He has won the Canadian Senior Men's Trampoline Championship eight times, most recently in Ottawa in 2014.
He currently trains at Skyriders Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill alongside Karen Cockburn and Rosannagh MacLennan with trainer Dave Ross.
In the preliminary round of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Burnett finished in seventh place and qualified for the finals of the trampoline event after a very strong optional routine. In the finals, he won the silver medal in the event with the most difficult routine of the competition.[4]
Before Burnett broke his fibula in 2010,[5] he won 1st place for Men's Individual Trampoline at the Elite Canada competition in Airdrie, Alberta.[6] At the Pacific Rim Championships, Burnett won 1st place in both Men's Individual Trampoline and Men's Synchronized Trampoline along with his partner, Charles Thibault.[7] Moreover, Burnett took home 1st again at the Canadian Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia.[8]
In 2011, Burnett won 1st place for Individual Trampoline at the Canada Cup in Airdrie, Alberta with a 17.8 DD.[9] At the same competition, he also took home 2nd place for Synchronized Trampoline (again, with Charles Thibault as his partner).[10]
In January 2012, at the 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, Burnett finished in 4th place which qualified Canada for a place in the Men's Trampoline event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[11][12] He was later selected as the Olympic competitor following a series of qualifying competitions. At the Olympic Games he finished in 8th place, although as of 2019,[update] doping procedures relating to numerous athletes are still underway. Therefore, results are not final.[13]
In May 2014, Burnett won the Men's title in the Canadian National Championship in Ottawa.[14] Later in 2014, he injured his leg and had to have surgery to repair knee ligaments. He managed to come back and win his 9th Canadian Individual Trampoline Championship in July 2015.[15] In the Pan Am Games in Toronto, he came 4th.
Honours edit
In 2012 Burnett was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[16]
References edit
- ^ Video of Jason Burnett performing a 20.6 Difficulty routine in training
- ^ Canada's Burnett soars to World Record at Trampoline Worlds
- ^ "Notice of Competition World Record Difficulty of 16.0 in Synchronised Trampoline". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
- ^ Olympic Men's Trampoline results
- ^ "Jason Burnett Breaks His Leg". YouTube. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.gymnastics.org.au/site/gymnastics/national/downloads/2010PacRim/results/trp/Mens_Senior_TRP_Results_Final.pdf Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jason Burnett 17.8 in Final at Canada Cup 2011". YouTube. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ "Gymcan-Profiles". Gymcan.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ "FIG London prepares Trampoline web page". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Gymnastics Canada Profile Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "London 2012 individual men - Olympic Trampoline". International Olympic Committee. March 7, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ ["GYMCAN NEWS - MacLennan et Burnett gagnent les médailles d'or au trampoline aux championnats canadiens de gymnastique". Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014. MacLennan, Burnett win trampoline gold at Canadian Gymnastics Championships
- ^ Cockburn, Burnett cap comebacks with national titles at 2015 Trampoline Gymnastics Canadian Open, Gymnastics Canada News website, retrieved September 10, 2015
- ^ "Olympic and Paralympic athletes to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
