Samuel Zakutney
Canadian artistic gymnast
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Samuel Zakutney (born October 6, 1998) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2019 Pan American Games. Individually he is the 2024 Pacific Rim champion on horizontal bar. He represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
represented
Canada (2014–present)
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| Born | 6 October 1998 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Canada (2014–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (2017–20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Training location | Laval, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Laval Excellence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Adrian Balan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Zakutney was born to Timothy and Lise Zakutney in 1998. He has two sisters and graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2020 with a degree in biomedical engineering.[1]
Gymnastics career
2018–2019
Zakutney competed at the 2018 Pan American Championships where he helped Canada finish fifth as a team.[2] He competed at the 2018 World Championships where he helped Canada finish eighteenth during qualifications.
Zakutney competed at the 2019 Pan American Games where he helped Canada win bronze. Individually he finished fourth on horizontal bar.[3] He competed at the 2018 World Championships where he helped Canada finish seventeenth during qualifications.
2021–2022
Zakutney tore his ACL in August 2021.[4]
Zakutney returned to competition in late 2022, competing at the Paris World Challenge Cup. He competed at the 2022 World Championships where he helped Canada finish tenth during qualifications.
2024
Zakutney competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Pacific Rim Championships, helping Canada win silver at the latter. Individually he won gold on horizontal bar and bronze on floor exercise at the Pacific Rim Championships.[5] In late June Zakutney was named to the team to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Zachary Clay, René Cournoyer, Félix Dolci, and William Émard.[6] While there he helped Canada finish eighth as a team.[7]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2014 | |||||||||
| Junior Pan American Championships |  | ||||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Test Event | 8 | 54 | ||||||
| 2017 | Universiade | 8 | |||||||
| 2018 | Elite Canada | 4 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| Canadian Championships | 4 | 7 |  | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Mersin World Challenge Cup | 5 | | |||||||
| Pan American Championships | 5 | ||||||||
| World Championships | 18 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Canadian Championships |  | | 4 | | | | ||
| Elite Canada | 5 | ||||||||
| Pan American Games | | 4 | |||||||
| World Championships | 17 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Elite Canada | | | | | | | ||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| World Championships | 10 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Elite Canada | | | ||||||
| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 8 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Elite Canada | | | ||||||
| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 11 | ||||||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | | 4 | | 4 | | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 4 | | | ||||||
| RomGym Trophy | | | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 8 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Paris World Challenge Cup | 4 | |||||||
| World Championships | 60 | 49 | |||||||
| 2026 | Canadian Championships | | | | 5 |