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  Kyle Shewfelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyle Shewfelt (May 6, 1982) is a Canadian gymnast.
Shewfelt, a native of Calgary, was considered a medal threat in Athens, but few expected him to win gold.
He tied the score of Romanian gymnast Marian Dragulescu, but Shewfelt was awarded the gold after a series of tiebreakers that put Dragulescu in second place.
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 Kyle Shewfelt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kyle Shewfelt (May 6, 1982) is a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian (An athlete who is skilled in gymnastics) gymnast.
Shewfelt, a native of (The largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada) Calgary, was considered a medal threat in Athens, but few expected him to win gold.
While Shewfelt was a skilled hockey player he turned to gymnastics at an early age.
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 Kyle Shewfelt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
His gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first medal ever by a Canadian in an artistic gymnastics event and was the fir, and so far only Canadian gold of the 2004 Olympics.
Shewfelt, a native of Calgary, was considered a medal threat, but few expected him to win gold.
Born in Calgary the Shewfelt first began practicing gymnastics in 1988 influenced by a neighbour.
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 Gymn.ca: Kyle Shewfelt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shewfelt was quickly establishing himself as one of the best two-event gymnasts in Canada, yet his lower start values in the other events prevented him from being named to the teams for the Pan American Games or World Championships in 1999.
Shewfelt proved he was more than just a two-event gymnast, taking the highest all-around score during the second day of competition at nationals, as well as the top individual score on high bar.
Shewfelt remained as diligent in his rehab as he is in his gymnastics training, as as of the Canadian Championships in June, he had just began to vault and tumble on soft mats.
www.gymn.ca /athletes/men/shewfelt.shtml   (3099 words)

  
 Kyle Shewfelt: Olympic Gymnastics Champion
Kyle went on to qualify for the 2004 Canadian Olympic team and was named team captain in gymnastics.
Kyle Shewfelt’s story is one of determination and perseverance.
Kyle had overcome an injury and subsequent withdrawal from the 2004 Canadian Championships, to return confidently to competition by delivering a near flawless performance in Athens.
www.speakers.ca /shewfelt_kyle.aspx   (373 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shewfelt ends the year on another high, winner of the Lionel Conacher Male Athlete of the Year Award as selected in a survey by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News.
Shewfelt was charming and articulate when he won the floor exercise with a flawless performance.
Shewfelt was totally unprepared for the welcome that awaited him when he returned to Calgary.
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 Calgary’s Kyle Shewfelt fourth on vault at world gymnastics championships
Shewfelt, 10th in the preliminaries and sixth in the semifinal, was fourth in the final averaging 9.512.
Shewfelt felt his best shot for a medal at the worlds was on floor but he struggled in his semifinal on Friday and placed 15th.
Shewfelt and Alexander Jeltkov of Montreal compete later this week at the World Cup final in Stuttgart, Germany, which runs from Thursday to Sunday.
gymcan.org /cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1038168163,72719,   (299 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Olympics - Canada's Sports Leader
Kyle Shewfelt went to his first Olympics as an underdog.
Shewfelt goes to Athens as a favourite in floor exercises, but his mastery in the vault was recently recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation when a move was named for him.
Shewfelt's first international meet was in Hungary in 1996 and he's been on the national team since 1999.
www.tsn.ca /olympics/feature.asp?fid=9803   (711 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - CBC Sports: Canada won't appeal, but wants answers on men's vault results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shewfelt scored 9.687 on his first vault and 9.512 on his second for an average mark of 9.599.
Shewfelt said he appreciates Gymnastic's Canada's efforts to get an explanation for judging irregularities but added that he doesn't plan to get involved in the debate.
Shewfelt, 22, became Canada's first-ever medallist in artistic gymnastics Sunday with his gold-medal performance on the floor.
www.cbc.ca /story/olympics/national/2004/08/24/Sports/shewfelt_answers040824.html   (699 words)

  
 OLY-GYM-Artistic-Men, 8th Writethru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kyle Shewfelt slowly turned the gold medal so the light sparkled off it.
Shewfelt and Dragulescu finished tied with a score of 9.787, but the Canadian was awarded the gold through a tie-breaking formula that sees the lowest score from each judge dropped until the tie is broken.
Shewfelt struggled to explain his emotions as he watched the Maple Leaf being raised.
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 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Other Sports - Kyle's happy Shew year
Shewfelt should have been awarded another medal at Athens, but questionable judging cost him a bronze in the vault.
Shewfelt plans to return to competition in the spring while focusing on the 2005 world championships in November.
Shewfelt finished the voting with 139 points, seven ahead of Martin St. Louis of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/OtherSports/2004/12/29/800603-sun.html   (336 words)

  
 Calgary gymnast Kyle Shewfelt named to World All Star Team
Double Commonwealth Games champion Kyle Shewfelt of Calgary received a giant international acknowledgement as he was named to the World All Star team for the inaugural T.J. Maxx International Gymnastics Challenge this Thursday at Anaheim, California.
Shewfelt will rub shoulders with several superstars such as world and Olympic champions Alexei Nemov of Russia, Jordan Jovtchev of Bulgaria and Alexander Beresh of the Ukraine.
Shewfelt’s international reputation has been on the rise since an impressive 12th place finish at the 2000 Olympics on floor.
www.gymcan.org /cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1029868268,53860,   (279 words)

  
 CBC Calgary - 'The most amazing thing': Shewfelt on gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kyle Shewfelt says that no matter the end result Sunday, he could walk away from the floor exercise knowing he'd given the performance of his life.
Shewfelt nailed his routine from his opening run.
Shewfelt said having his family in Athens to enjoy the moment was really special.
calgary.cbc.ca /regional/servlet/View?filename=ca_shewfelt20040823   (543 words)

  
 Calgary’s Kyle Shewfelt caps great year with World Cup silver on floor but Canadian coach furious
STUTTGART, Germany- Kyle Shewfelt of Calgary capped a breakthrough 2002 season with a silver medal on floor but Canada’s national team coach felt he deserved gold Saturday at the World Cup final in gymnastics.
Shewfelt, 20, was happy to rebound with a silver after not qualifying for the floor final at the world championships last weekend.
In addition to his World Cup success, Shewfelt was fourth on vault at the world championships last weekend and won double gold (floor and vault) at the Commonwealth Games.
gymcan.org /cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1038684289,92335,   (405 words)

  
 Gymn.ca: Kyle Shewfelt Post-Olympic Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Animated and candid, Shewfelt discussed topics ranging from his start in the sport ("My mother said I was going to break my neck [from doing flips around the house], so she enrolled me in gym.
Shewfelt also went through the details of his mental and physical preparation on the day of the men's floor final in Athens.
Kyle Shewfelt: I never thought that I would be in that position.
www.gymn.ca /athletes/interviews/shewfelt_04.shtml   (2831 words)

  
 Kyle Shewfelt — Olympic Champion Gymnast
Kyle pleased that the sport has identified the error and has taken an aggressive stance on correcting it.
Kyle’s new coach Tony Smith was recognized along with University of Calgary Olympian team-mates Grant Golding and Nathan Gafuik.
Kyle is pleased and boosted by support of friends and family travelling to Athens, but appalled at the cost of the trip.
www.i-needtoknow.com /kyle/index.html   (2381 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - CBC Sports: Spain's Deferr wins vault gold; Canada's Shewfelt 4th   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shewfelt, the 22-year-old gymnast from Calgary who won a gold medal on the floor exercise on Monday, had small hops on both of his vault landings.
Dragulescu, who finished second to Shewfelt in the floor exercise Monday, left the crowd in awe with his opening vault, which earned him a whopping score of 9.900, the highest score of the competition.
Shewfelt's first vault earned a mark of 9.687, with the second worth 9.512 for a final mark of 9.599.
www.cbc.ca /story/olympics/national/2004/08/23/Sports/gymnastics_eventfinals040823.html   (555 words)

  
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Kyle Shewfelt’s answer was to come back to the Olympic Indoor Hall where won his gold medal on the floor event on Sunday, put down two solid vaults and leave it up to the judges to decide if he would climb the podium for the second straight day.
Kyle said he surprised at the 9.687 he received on is first vault which was landed cleanly except for a small hop on the landing, but he was philosophical about the mark.
Kyle Shewfelt delivered the poised, confident performance expected of an Olympic medal contender and sailed into finals for floor and vault at the men's gymnastics competition in Athens.
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 CBC Sports: Kyle Shewfelt withdraws from gymnastics World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Double world championship medallist Kyle Shewfelt of Calgary woke up with a swollen foot Saturday and withdrew from the floor final at a World Cup gymnastics competition in Cottbus, Germany.
Kyle Shewfelt pulled out of this weekend's gymnastics World Cup event due to injury.
Shewfelt, one of Canada's top Olympic medal hopes, hurt his left ankle in Friday's vault preliminaries, in which he finished sixth and also qualified for the final.
www.cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2004/03/06/Sports/shewfelt-injury040306   (352 words)

  
 2004 Gymnast of the Year
In 2004, Kyle Shewfelt became a national hero in Canada after winning the gold medal on floor exercise at the Olympic Games in Athens.
In March of 2004, Shewfelt injured his ankle at the Cottbus Cup competition in Germany.
Shewfelt is also a finalist for "2004 Athlete of the Year" at the Canadian Sports Awards, to be held Mar. 29 in Toronto.
www.intlgymnast.com /goty2004/shewfelt.html   (157 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - CBC Sports: Canada's Shewfelt wins gymnastics gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Canada's Kyle Shewfelt captured the gold medal in the floor event in men's gymnastics Sunday, giving Canada its first-ever Olympic artistic gymnastics medal.
From there, Shewfelt was perfect, landing his dynamic final tumbling pass, which included two back somersaults and two twists.
Shewfelt said having his family in Athens to enjoy the moment was special.
www.cbc.ca /story/olympics/national/2004/08/22/Sports/gym_eventfinals040822.html   (872 words)

  
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Kyle Shewfelt reacts after winning the gold in the floor exercise during the men's gymnastics individual apparatus finals.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Shewfelt's gold is Canada's first medal in artistic gymnastics.
Shewfelt nailed his routine, overcoming gymnastic all-around winner Paul Hamm of the United States, who stumbled at the end of his routine and came in fifth.
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 The Sweeney Agency : Speaker Profiles : Kyle Shewfelt
In his inspiring presentations, Kyle shares his tale of dedication, determination and vision, and the moment that it all paid off.
After years of competition and training, Kyle had overcome an injury andsubsequent withdrawal from the 2004 Canadian Championships, to return confidently to competition by delivering a near flawless performance in Athens.
Kyle Shewfelt began his remarkable gymnastics career in 1988 when his mom enrolled him at the Altadore Gymnastics Club in Calgary.
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 calgary.ctv.ca - Calgary news from CTV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kyle did do good, but the excitement soon turned to disappointment when they learned Shewfelt had been shut out of the medals.
Kyle's uncle and grandmother were watching the event at home.
Controversy aside, Shewfelt's family, friends and coaches are choosing to focus on Shewfelt’s gold medal win on Sunday, which made Canadian gymnastics history.
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 CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games Gymnastics : Shewfelt means business
But Calgary's Kyle Shewfelt has a lot more in mind when he leads Canada's gymnastics team to Athens next month.
Shewfelt, along with fellow Calgarians Grant Golding, Adam Wong and Nathan Gafuik, were named to the seven-member Canadian men's gymnastics team yesterday at a press conference.
Unlike Shewfelt, who is off to his second Olympics, the other Calgarians on Team Canada will be realizing the dream for the first time.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Athletics/Games/2004/Gymnastics/2004/07/12/537066.html   (635 words)

  
 IG Online Interview
Now, Shewfelt is patiently but aggressively working to overcome the ankle injury he sustained at the Cottbus Cup in Germany earlier this month.
Although he qualified first on floor exercise and sixth on vault in Cottbus, he scratched from the finals because of the injury he sustained while landing a vault.
In this IG Online interview, Shewfelt offers his perspective on his injury, and details the steps he plans to make on the way to Athens.
www.intlgymnast.com /interview/shewfelt_kyle_2.html   (886 words)

  
 Canadian Olympic Committee
More than a week into the Olympics with no first-place finishes, Kyle Shewfelt of Calgary won a gold medal in men's artistic gymnastics, putting an end to the country's gold-medal drought so far at the Games.
Shewfelt's near perfect routine placed him ahead of Marian Dragulescu of Romania, who took the silver, and Jordan Jovtchev of Bulgaria, who got the bronze.
It was the first time that O Canada was played in Athens and also represented the country's first-ever Olympic medal in men's artistic gymnastics.
www.olympic.ca /EN/games/olympic/summer/athens/news/08_22_04.shtml   (691 words)

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