Zak Perzamanos

Perzamanos began trampoline gymnastics when he was nine years old.{{cite web |title=Perzamanos Zak - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=48248 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025}} His older sister, Holly, also competed in the sport.{{cite web |title=Trampolinist Zak Perzamanos: "I love that adrenaline pump" |url=https://www.teamgb.com/article/adrenaline-junkie-zak-perzamanos-is-jumping-to-success/3H2yrs65eoglJ2Gx0cTOFx |website=Team GB |access-date=16 February 2025 |date=13 June 2024}}

Perzamanos competed at the 2015 World Age Group Competitions and won a silver medal in double mini trampoline among the 11-12 year olds.{{cite web |title=24th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competition Odense Denmark, December 3 – 6, 2015 Double mini-trampoline — 11-12 Men — Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/t_15wagc_dm.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025}} He also finished sixth in individual and seventh in synchro.{{cite web |title=24th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competition Odense Denmark, December 3 – 6, 2015 Individual trampoline — 11-12 Men — Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/t_15wagc_tr.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=24th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competition Odense Denmark, December 3 – 6, 2015 Synchronised trampoline — 11-12 Men — Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/t_15wagc_sy.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025}} He also competed at the 2017 and 2018 World Age Group Competitions, finishing 63rd and 61st in the individual trampoline event, respectively.{{cite web |title=25th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions 16-19 November, 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria, Arena Armeec Individual trampoline — 13-14 Boys — Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/t_17wagc_tr_qual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025 |pages=14 |date=15 November 2017}}{{cite web |title=26th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions 15-18 November, St.Petersburg, Russia Individual trampoline — IND Men 15-16 — Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/t_18wagc_tr_qual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025 |pages=13 |date=17 November 2018}} He won a silver medal with the British trampoline team at the 2018 European Championships.{{cite web |title=Russia and Belarus clinch first Trampoline European titles |url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/russia-and-belarus-clinch-first-trampoline-european-titles |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=16 February 2025 |date=12 April 2018}} Then at the 2019 World Age Group Competitions, he finished seventh in the synchro event alongside Martin Bland.{{cite web |title=27th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions Tokyo (Japan), 5-8 December 2019 Men's Synchronised Trampoline - Age Group 3 Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/t_19wagc_sy.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=16 February 2025 |pages=5 |date=7 December 2019}}

Perzamanos competed at his first World Championships in 2021, and he won a bronze medal in the mixed all-around team event. He also finished ninth in the individual event.{{cite web |last1=Hart |first1=Ben |title=The Liverpool trampolining star who can't wait to wow on debut in Paris |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/liverpool-trampolining-star-who-cant-29362230 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=19 June 2024}} Then at the 2022 World Championships, he won a gold medal with the British all-around team.{{cite web |title=Page claims sensational World Championship silver |url=https://www.teamgb.com/article/page-claims-sensational-world-championship-silver/2moQC7eB4YxEYEEecJ7D1h |website=Team GB |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=19 November 2022}}

Perzamanos finished 11th at the 2023 Baku World Cup and 21st at the Coimbra World Cup.{{cite web |title=FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy Trampoline Gymnastics Qualification 2 TRA - Men's Individual |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/t_23baku_mtrqual2.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=19 February 2023}}{{cite web |title=Results for FIG World Cup 2023 Coimbra (POR) |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/results.php?idEvent=17178#filter |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025}} He qualified for his first World Cup final at the event in Palm Beach, and he won the bronze medal behind Wang Zisai and Dylan Schmidt.{{cite web |title=A golden haul for USA at the Trampoline World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3944738 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=9 August 2023}} He then finished 12th at the Varna World Cup.{{cite web |title=Results for FIG World Cup 2023 Varna (BUL) |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/results.php?idEvent=17180 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025}} He helped the British men's trampoline team win the team event at the 2023 World Championships and by qualifying for the individual final, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite news |title=GB win four medals on day three in Birmingham |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/gymnastics/67394368 |date=11 November 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023}} He went on the finish fifth in the individual event,{{cite web |last1=Ofori |first1=Morgan |title=Bryony Page stars on final day of trampoline world championships |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/13/birmingham-hosts-trampoline-gymnastics-world-championships-photo-essay |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=13 November 2022}} and he placed fourth in the synchro event alongside Corey Walkes.{{cite web |last1=Gunston |first1=Jo |title=World Trampoline Championships 2023: Bryony Page and Yan Langyu secure second world titles |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/world-trampoline-championships-2023-page-yan-regain-titles-results |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=12 November 2023}} He also won a bronze medal in the mixed all-around team event.{{cite web |title=37th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Birmingham (GBR), 09-12 November 2023 Team All-Around Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/t_23worlds_teamaa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025 |pages=4 |date=12 November 2023}}

Perzamanos and Corey Walkes finished sixth in the synchro event at the 2024 Baku World Cup, and he finished 23rd in the individual event.{{cite web |title=Results for FIG World Cup 2024 - Qualifying OG 2024 Baku (AZE) |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/results.php?idEvent=17515 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025}} Perzamanos and Walkes then won a bronze medal at the Cottbus World Cup.{{cite web |title=Chinese trampolinists score a hat-trick of golds — and two more Olympic berths — in Cottbus |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=4127101 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025 |date=25 March 2024}} He finished 15th in the individual event at the Arosa World Cup.{{cite web |title=Results for FIG World Cup - 52nd Nissen Cup 2024 Arosa (SUI) |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/results.php?idEvent=16779 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=17 February 2025}} Perzamanos and Walker won the synchro title at the 2024 European Championships.{{Cite news |date=6 April 2024 |title=Great Britain claim both senior European synchronised trampoline titles |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/gymnastics/68753360 |access-date=13 April 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

Perzamanos competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he finished fourth.{{cite news |title=Olympic qualification and World podium finishes – an exciting day at the WTGC 2023 |url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/world-championship-success-for-gb-gymnasts |accessdate=11 November 2023 |publisher=British Gymnastics}}{{cite web | title=Zak Perzamanos makes history after 4th place finish in Olympic final | website=British Gymnastics | date=2 August 2024 | url=https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/zak-perzamanos-makes-history-after-4th-place-finish-in-olympic-final | access-date=3 August 2024}} This marked the best Olympic finish for Great Britain in men's trampoline, beating Lee Brearley's sixth-place finish in 2000.{{cite web |title=Zak Perzamanos bounces to career peak with fourth placed finish in trampoline final |url=https://www.eurosport.com/gymnastics/zak-perzamanos-bounces-to-career-peak-with-fourth-placed-finish-in-trampoline-final_sto10276870/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=16 February 2025 |date=3 August 2024}}

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