Rosannagh Maclennan

Rosannagh MacLennan, born on August 28, 1988, in King, Ontario, is a Canadian retired trampoline gymnast with a distinguished career marked by multiple international successes. Entering international competition in 1999, MacLennan quickly rose through the ranks, claiming her first Canadian National Women’s champion title in 2005 at the age of 16. Her early career saw her forming a formidable partnership with Olympian Karen Cockburn in synchronized trampoline. Together, they dominated the international circuit, securing eight consecutive World Cup events wins and a world title in Quebec City in 2007. MacLennan’s consistent performance led to her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she qualified for the finals, eventually finishing in 7th place.

MacLennan’s career continued to flourish, earning her a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. A significant turning point came at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where she achieved her first Olympic gold medal with a score of 57.305, becoming Canada’s sole gold medalist at those games and the first Canadian to win Olympic trampoline gold. This was followed by a World Championship gold in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2013, and another Pan American Games gold in Toronto in 2015. Despite a mild concussion suffered prior to the 2015 Pan American Games, she demonstrated resilience by winning the event and undergoing a comprehensive recovery process.

At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, MacLennan made history by successfully defending her Olympic title, becoming the first Canadian in an individual sport at the Summer Olympics and the first trampolinist to achieve this feat. She was also honored as Canada’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony. MacLennan added another World Championship gold in St. Petersburg in 2018. She continued to compete at the highest level, including the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she placed fourth. MacLennan announced her retirement from trampolining in December 2022, concluding a career that spanned from 2005 to 2020, during which she earned 19 World Championship medals and an MBA from Stanford University.