Cassie Lee (gymnast)

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Cassandra Lee (born October 15, 2005) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 Pan American Games. She is currently a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes Gymnastics team.[2]

FullnameCassandra Lee
Born (2005-10-15) October 15, 2005 (age 20)
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
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Cassie Lee
Personal information
Full nameCassandra Lee
Born (2005-10-15) October 15, 2005 (age 20)
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Canada Canada
(2019–present)
College team
Iowa Hawkeyes (2025–28)[1]
ClubEast York / Manjak's Gymnastics
Head coach
Lisa Cowan
Assistant coach
Cody Casey
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 MedellínTeam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamTeam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0
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Early life

Lee was born in Toronto in 2005.[3]

Junior gymnastics career

Lee competed at Elite Canada in the novice division in 2018; she finished 25th.[4] She next competed at the 2018 Canadian Championships where she finished 16th.

Lee made her international debut at the 2019 International Gymnix challenge cup. She finished 11th in the all-around. At the Canadian Championships Lee finished fourth in the all-around but third on uneven bars and floor exercise.[5] Lee was selected to represent Canada at the inaugural junior World Championships alongside Clara Raposo and Okeri Katjivari.[6] As a team they finished 12th and individually Lee finished 22nd in the all-around.[7]

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise

In 2020 Lee competed at Elite Canada where she finished second in the junior all-around behind Maya Zonneveld.[8] As a result, she was selected to compete at International Gymnix. While there, she was part of the Canadian team that finished fourth. Individually, she finished fourteenth in the all-around.[9]

Senior gymnastics career

2021

Lee became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021 and made her senior debut at Elite Canada, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. She finished seventh in the all-around and third on floor exercise.[10] Lee next competed at two Technical Trials.[11][12][13] She next competed at the Canadian Championships where she finished 12th.[14]

Lee competed at the Koper Challenge Cup in September. She won gold on balance beam and placed fourth on floor exercise.[15] In October she competed at the World Championships. She only competed on the balance beam and finished 21st during qualifications; she did not advance to the event final.[16]

2022

Lee competed at Elite Canada where she finished second in the all-around behind Ellie Black. Additionally she placed first on balance beam and floor exercise. She next competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Canada finish third in the team competition. Individually she qualified to and finished seventh in the floor exercise final.[17] In July Lee was selected to compete at the Commonwealth Games alongside Laurie Denommée, Jenna Lalonde, Emma Spence, and Maya Zonneveld.[18] During the team final Lee helped Canada finish third behind England and Australia.[19] She qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished fifth.

2023–2024

Lee competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships where she helped Canada finish third as a team. In July she announced her verbal commit to compete for the Iowa Hawkeyes starting in the 2024–25 season.[1]

In late June of 2024 Lee was named to the team to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Ellie Black, Ava Stewart, Shallon Olsen, and Aurélie Tran.[20]

At the 2024 Olympic Games Lee helped Canada qualify to the team final, where they ultimately finished fifth.[21]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Cassie Lee at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018 Elite Canada25
Canadian Championships162nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Elite Canada4
L'International Gymnix115
Canadian Championships4
Junior World Championships1222
2020 Elite Canada2nd place, silver medalist(s)
L'International Gymnix414
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Competitive history of Cassie Lee at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2021 Elite Canada71773rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Technical Trial #211
Canadian Championships1217115
Koper Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)4
World Championships21
2022 Elite Canada2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
Commonwealth Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5
2023 Elite Canada2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy4141st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships12
Pan American Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 City of Jesolo Trophy420
Canadian Championships1116515
Olympic Games5
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