{"id":103064,"date":"2015-06-04T13:10:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/?post_type=athletes&#038;p=103064"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:11:38","slug":"zachary-clay","status":"publish","type":"athletes","link":"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/team-canada\/zachary-clay\/","title":{"rendered":"Zachary Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zachary Clay&nbsp;a fait partie de la formation canadienne des Championnats du monde de gymnastique artistique&nbsp;de la FIG 2023&nbsp;qui a qualifi\u00e9 une \u00e9quipe masculine compl\u00e8te pour&nbsp;Paris 2024&nbsp;\u2013 c\u2019\u00e9tait la premi\u00e8re fois depuis 2008 que le Canada d\u00e9l\u00e8gue une \u00e9quipe compl\u00e8te en gymnastique artistique masculine aux Jeux olympiques.&nbsp;Clay&nbsp;a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 chacune des six \u00e9preuves par appareil pour aider le Canada \u00e0 d\u00e9crocher la quatri\u00e8me place en ronde de qualification. Les Canadiens ont ensuite termin\u00e9 en septi\u00e8me place de la finale. Clay en \u00e9tait \u00e0 sa septi\u00e8me pr\u00e9sence \u00e0 des Championnats du monde.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clay a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ses premiers Jeux panam\u00e9ricains \u00e0 Lima 2019, o\u00f9 il a aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 remporter le bronze dans l\u2019\u00e9preuve par \u00e9quipes. C\u2019\u00e9tait la premi\u00e8re fois depuis 1999 que le Canada d\u00e9crochait une m\u00e9daille par \u00e9quipes chez les hommes aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains. Il s\u2019est par ailleurs qualifi\u00e9 pour la finale par appareil au cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons.&nbsp; Aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains 2023, il a mis la main sur une m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent d\u2019\u00e9quipe et il a \u00e9t\u00e9 couronn\u00e9 champion des Jeux panam\u00e9ricains au cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clay a d\u00e9croch\u00e9 sa place au sein de l\u2019\u00e9quipe olympique pour les Jeux de Paris 2024 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la solide performance qu\u2019il a livr\u00e9e au cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons aux Championnats canadiens 2024, raflant alors la m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent. Il a par ailleurs termin\u00e9 parmi les huit meilleurs aux anneaux (septi\u00e8me), au saut (huiti\u00e8me) et \u00e0 la barre fixe (septi\u00e8me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clay a perc\u00e9 sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale en 2014 quand il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ses premiers Championnats du monde de la FIG et il \u00e9tait membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe qui a remport\u00e9 le bronze aux Jeux du Commonwealth \u00e0 Glasgow. Il a aussi particip\u00e9 aux Championnats du monde de 2015 avant de se d\u00e9chirer le LCA et se fracturer le tibia tout en participant \u00e0 une comp\u00e9tition en Suisse. Il \u00e9tait incertain de pouvoir un jour marcher sans boiter, mais apr\u00e8s avoir subi une op\u00e9ration et compl\u00e9t\u00e9 huit mois de r\u00e9habilitation intense, il a pu revenir \u00e0 l\u2019entra\u00eenement et a remport\u00e9 son premier titre national senior au concours multiple en 2017. Il a ensuite obtenu sa qualification pour la finale du concours multiple aux Championnats du monde de 2017 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. En 2018, Clay a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent dans l\u2019\u00e9preuve par \u00e9quipe et la m\u00e9daille de bronze au cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons aux Jeux du Commonwealth \u00e0 Gold Coast, en Australie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clay a aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 rafler la m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent par \u00e9quipes aux Championnats panam\u00e9ricains 2023. Il avait auparavant mis la main sur l\u2019or au cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons aux Championnats panam\u00e9ricains de 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aux Championnats canadiens 2010 o\u00f9 il a concouru dans la division Tyro, Zachary a r\u00e9colt\u00e9 quatre m\u00e9dailles d\u2019or (concours multiple, cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons, saut de cheval, barres parall\u00e8les). Son h\u00e9ros Kyle Shewfelt lui a plac\u00e9 une de ses m\u00e9dailles d\u2019or autour du cou, un moment important qui a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 le motiver pour qu\u2019il continue de travailler fort dans le but de repr\u00e9senter le Canada. Il a fait partie de la division junior en 2011 et en 2012 avant de faire ses d\u00e9buts chez les seniors en 2013. En 2011, il a remport\u00e9 trois m\u00e9dailles aux Jeux d\u2019hiver du Canada, soit l\u2019or au cheval d\u2019ar\u00e7ons et l\u2019argent \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve par \u00e9quipe et au saut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00c0 propos de Zachary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>D\u00e9buts :<\/strong>&nbsp;Il a commenc\u00e9 la gymnastique \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de cinq ans et la comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de huit ans\u2026 Quand il \u00e9tait en maternelle, son enseignante a dit \u00e0 ses parents qu\u2019il avait une tr\u00e8s bonne coordination et qu\u2019elle n\u2019avait jamais vu un enfant de cet \u00e2ge avec de telles habilet\u00e9s sportives, alors elle a recommand\u00e9 qu\u2019on l\u2019inscrive en gymnastique\u2026 Il a commenc\u00e9 la comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de huit ans\u2026&nbsp;<strong>Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats&nbsp;:<\/strong> Il aime faire de la randonn\u00e9e p\u00e9destre\u2026 Aimerait devenir agent correctionnel quand il aura pris sa retraite de la gymnastique\u2026&nbsp;<strong>De tout et de rien :<\/strong>&nbsp;On le surnomme Zach. Ses mod\u00e8les sont les athl\u00e8tes olympiques Richard et Ken Ken Ikeda, qui sont aussi ses entra\u00eeneurs\u2026 Il mange toujours une pomme avant d\u2019aller s\u2019entra\u00eener\u2026 Sa devise : \u00ab Affam\u00e9 de grandeur \u00bb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zachary Clay repr\u00e9sentera \u00c9quipe Canada en gymnastique artistique \u00e0 Lima 2019. 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