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Shewfelt was considered a medal threat in Athens. In fact, Shewfelt finished fourth, amid much controversy, with Dragulescu taking the bronze medal despite a fall on his second vault. Canadian gynmastics officials protested the judging but, months later, no change was made in the vault medals despite the fact that four of the vault judges were eventually sanctioned. Many noted that Dragalescu is Romanian as is Adrian Stoica, who leads the Men's Technical Committee. Born in Calgary, Shewfelt first began practicing gymnastics in , from age 6 up until the 2004 Olympics. Manjak married in 2004 and moved following the Olympics to Ontario. Shewfelt stayed in Calgary, training with coach Tony Smith at the University of Calgary. Shewfelt's long-held goal of Olympic gold was endangered by an Ankle injury in March 2004, but he made a full recovery in time for Athens. Before the Olympics Shewfelt has speculated on moving to Cirque Du Soleil after his athletic career is over. A gold medal could easily open many other opportunities for him, however, as he has instantaneously became a household name in much of Canada. In 2005 he acted as himself in the Hungarian made semi-biographical sports movie "Fehér tenyér" (White Palm). In 2006 Shewfelt led the Canadian team to a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, collecting bronze on Floor and gold on Vault for himself. Kyle Shewfelt is certainly the most successful Canadian gymnast ever. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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