Tiana Sumanasekera

Tiana Sumanasekera (born September 15, 2007) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is the 2021 Junior Pan American Games champion on vault.

Tiana Sumanasekera
Personal information
Full nameTiana Sumanasekera
Nickname(s)T
Country represented United States
Born (2007-09-15) September 15, 2007
Fremont, California USA
HometownPleasanton, California, USA
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2021 – Present (USA)
ClubWorld Champions Centre
Head coach(es)Cecile Landi
Laurent Landi
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 CaliTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 CaliVault
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de JaneiroVault
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de JaneiroBalance beam
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de JaneiroFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroAll-around

Early life

Sumanasekera was born to Rajitha and Ruwangi Sumanasekera in 2007. She started gymnastics in 2013.[1]

Gymnastics career

2021

Sumanasekera competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed seventh in the all-around.[2] She next competed at the American Classic where she placed eighth in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault.[3] Sumanasekera competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished tenth in the all-around.[4]

In November Sumanasekera was selected to represent the United States at the inaugural Junior Pan American Games alongside Katelyn Jong, Madray Johnson, and Kailin Chio.[5] While there she helped the United States place first as a team and individually she won gold on vault.[6]

2022

Sumanasekera competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she finished seventh in the all-around but first on vault and floor exercise. As a result she was selected to compete at the upcoming DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart alongside Myli Lew, Ella Kate Parker, Ella Murphy, and Hezly Rivera.[7] While there Sumanasekera helped the team finish first and individually she won gold on vault and silver on balance beam. In April Sumanasekera competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Lew, Murphy, Madray Johnson, Zoey Molomo, and Gabby Van Frayen. They won the team event and Sumanasekera won the all-around competition. During event finals she picked up an additional three gold medals on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise.[8]

In July Sumanasekera was selected to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Molomo, Dulcy Caylor, and Alicia Zhou, where she helped the United States win the team gold and won an additional three medals in the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise event finals.[9][10]

2023

Sumanasekera turned senior in 2023. She made her senior debut at the 2023 Winter Cup where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. In April she was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Zoe Miller, Addison Fatta, Joscelyn Roberson, and Nola Matthews.[11]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021Winter Cup741172nd place, silver medalist(s)
American Classic82nd place, silver medalist(s)14121st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic106172nd place, silver medalist(s)17
Junior Pan American Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Winter Cup71st place, gold medalist(s)222nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships92nd place, silver medalist(s)2661st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
2023Winter Cup127

References

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