Kevin Lytwyn

Biography

Kevin Lytwyn came close to making his Olympic debut at London 2012 but was instead the alternate for Canada’s lone men’s artistic gymnastics berth. Now a five-time world championship team member, Lytwyn won three medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including silver on rings and bronze on horizontal bar as well as helping Canada win bronze in the team event. Lytwyn had his first exposure to multi-sport competition at the 2007 Canada Games where he reached the podium in six of his seven events, including a pair of gold medals in vault and floor exercise.

PERSONAL

Family: Parents Peter and Elizabeth Lytwyn… Brothers Ewan and Craig… Sister Christie-Lin… Getting into the Sport: Started gymnastics at age 9… Outside Interests: Enjoys skiing… Two years of engineering studies at McMaster University…

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

CWG: 2014 – SILVER (rings), BRONZE (horizontal bar), BRONZE (team), 6^th (parallel bars)

PacRim: 2014 – BRONZE (team), 4^th (horizontal bar), 5^th (floor), 7^th (parallel bars)

FIG WCh: 2014 – 14^th (team), 40^th (floor), 41^st (rings), 26^th (horizontal bar), 72^nd (parallel bars); 2013 – 17^th (floor), 29^th (rings), 105^th (horizontal bar); 2011 – 12^th (team), 21^st (floor), 47^th (rings), 101^st (horizontal bar); 2010 – 14^th (team), 104^th (floor), 43^rd (rings), 36^th (vault), 61^st (parallel bars), 20^th (horizontal bar); 2009 – 32^nd (parallel bars), 114^th (horizontal bar)