Mathieu Turgeon

Mathieu Turgeon
Country represented	Canada
Born	August 2, 1979 (1979-08-02) (age 32) Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Discipline	Trampolining
Retired	2007
Medal record Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney Trampoline

Mathieu Turgeon (born August 2, 1979 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. He unexpectedly won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in individual trampoline and qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics but failed to make the final. He is noted for performing very difficult routines.^[1]

Turgeon retired from competition in 2007 to pursue a career as a chiropractor, though he still performs in trampoline demonstrations.^[2] On December 22, 2007, he married his fellow-Olympian and former training partner Karen Cockburn.^[3]

References

1. ^ Matt Turgeon 2000 Olympic biography
2. ^ Flippenout Trampoline Show website
3. ^ Notice of wedding

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Name	Turgeon, Mathieu
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Date of birth	August 2, 1979
Place of birth	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
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