Haley de Jong

Haley de Jong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/womens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams/haley-dejong|title=National Teams Haley de Jong|work=GymCan}}

De Jong made her elite debut at Elite Canada in 2013 where she placed fourth in the novice division.{{cite web|url=http://gym-score-depot.ca/elite_canada_2013/EliteCan2013-WAG-Results.pdf|title=Elite Canada 2013|work=LiveMeet}} In 2015 she once again competed at Elite Canada and placed seventh in the all-around in the Junior division. She also placed fifth on balance beam and won silver on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/02/01/2015-elite-canada-wag-results/|title=2015 Elite Canada WAG Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 1, 2015}} In February 2015 she competed at the Canada Games where she placed eighth on the balance beam but won bronze with the team from British Columbia.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/02/19/2015-canada-games-results/|title=2015 Canada Games Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 19, 2015}} In March 2015 de Jong made her international debut when she competed at International Gymnix where she placed eighteenth in the all-around and fourth in the team final.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/03/08/2015-international-gymnix-results/|title=2015 International Gymnix Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 8, 2015}} In May she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/05/28/2015-canadian-championships-results/|title=2015 Canadian Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=May 28, 2015}}

De Jong competed at Elite Canada in February where she placed twelfth in the all-around, eighth on uneven bars, and won bronze on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/02/05/2016-elite-canada-results/|title=2016 Elite Canada Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 5, 2016}} A week later she competed at the WOGA Classic where she placed second in the all-around behind Irina Alexeeva.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/02/17/2016-woga-classic-results/|title=2016 WOGA Classic Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 17, 2016}} In March de Jong competed at International Gymnix where she placed twenty-third in the all-around but won bronze in the team final.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/05/2016-international-gymnix-results/|title=2016 International Gymnix Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 5, 2016}} Later that year she competed at the Canadian Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Ana Padurariu, Sayge Urban, and Brooklyn Moors.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/06/02/2016-canadian-championships-results/|title=2016 Canadian Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 2, 2016}} In September de Jong competed at the Pan American Championships where helped Canada win the team gold medal. Individually she placed fourth in the all-around behind Padurariu, Thais Fidelis of Brazil, and Urban, fifth on vault, and won bronze on balance behind Padurariu and Fidelis.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/09/17/2016-pan-american-championships-results/|title=2016 Pan American Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 17, 2016}} In November de Jong competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup where she placed sixth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/11/04/2016-olympic-hopes-cup-results/|title=2016 Olympic Hopes Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 4, 2016}}

In 2017 de Jong officially turned senior but spent most of the season dealing with injuries. She competed at the Salamunov Memorial in Maribor, Slovenia in October where she swept the competition.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/10/23/de-jong-sweeps-in-slovenia/|title=De Jong Sweeps in Slovenia|work=The Gymternet|date=October 23, 2017}} In December she competed at Toyota International in Japan where she placed fourth on floor exercise and eleventh on uneven bars and balance beam.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/12/10/2017-toyota-international-results/|title= 2017 Toyota International Results|work=The Gymternet|date=December 10, 2017}}

In February de Jong competed at Elite Canada where she placed fourth in the all-around, third on vault, second on uneven bars, and eighth on balance beam and floor exercise.{{cite web|title=2018 Elite Canada Results|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/02/03/2018-elite-canada-results/|work=The Gymternet|date=February 3, 2018}} In March she competed at International Gymnix where she placed tenth in the all-around, seventh on vault, and tenth on uneven bars.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/03/11/2018-international-gymnix-results/|title=2018 International Gymnix Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 11, 2018}} She was later selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships. While there she won bronze in the all-around and on floor exercise, gold on uneven bars, silver in the team final, and placed fifth on vault.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/04/30/2018-pacific-rim-championships-results/|title=2018 Pacific Rim Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 30, 2018}} A month later de Jong competed at the Canadian National Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/05/28/2018-canadian-championships-results/|title=2018 Canadian Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=May 28, 2018}} In November de Jong signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://collegegymnews.com/2018/11/14/signing-day-womens-big-four-conferences/|title=SIGNING DAY: Women’s Big Four Conferences|work=College Gym News|date=November 14, 2018}}

De Jong competed at Elite Canada where she placed 22nd in the all-around and seventh on balance beam.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/02/02/2019-elite-canada-results/|title=2019 Elite Canada Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 2, 2019}} The following month she competed at 2019 L'International Gymnix where she placed seventh in the all-around but won silver on vault, floor exercise, and in the team final alongside Laurie Denommée, Isabela Onyshko, and Emma Spence.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/14/2019-international-gymnix-results/|title=2019 International Gymnix Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 11, 2019}}

In May de Jong competed at the Canadian National Championships. She finished sixth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymcan.org/news/details/2019_AG_CDNS_SUN|title=Ellie Black wins sixth Canadian all-around title at 2019 Canadian Championships|work=GymCan|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528121740/http://www.gymcan.org/news/details/2019_AG_CDNS_SUN|url-status=dead}}

De Jong started her collegiate career in the 2019-2020 season with the Georgia Gymdogs. She competed on uneven bars and balance beam in all ten meets, earning a career high of 9.925 on the latter in a meet against Arkansas.{{cite web|url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/haley-de-jong/4437|title=2020 Gymnastics Roster Haley De Jong|work=Georgia Gymdogs}} All post-season meets, such as the SEC Championships and the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, ended up being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.onlineathens.com/sports/20200312/sec-tournament-canceled-other-league-events-suspended-over-coronavirus-concerns|title=SEC Tournament canceled, other league events suspended over coronavirus concerns|work=Athens Banner-Herald|date=March 12, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships-due-coronavirus-concerns|title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns|work=NCAA|date=March 13, 2020}}

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• [http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/womens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams/haley-dejong Haley de Jong] on the Gymnastics Canada website
• {{FIG|bio=50895|lic=32373|name=Haley de Jong}}

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