Megan Chu
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| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 2008 California, United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Svitlana Prokopova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Megan Chu (born 25 February 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is a multiple Pan American Championships medalist.
Career
Junior
After taking up the sport in 2012,[2] Chu joined the junior national team in 2021. Chu competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold, gold in the all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon and silver with ball.[3]
The following year, she won team gold, gold with hoop as well as bronze with clubs at the Pan American Championships.[4][5][6]
In 2023, at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won team gold, gold with ribbon, silver in the all-around and with ball.[7][8][9] In July, she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along with Rin Keys and the junior group. The team finished in 11th place, and Chu was 8th in the ball final.[10]
Senior
In 2024 she became a senior. In April she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, winning gold in teams and the All-Around.
References
- ^ https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=52045&type=licence
- ^ "USA Gymnastics | Athletes". members.usagym.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "2021 Junior Rhythmic Pan Americans Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Teams" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior Team" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.