Gymnastics
Host of the 1976 Olympic Games, more than 10 national and international FIG events, including the 1985 and 2017 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and home to the Cirque du Soleil where many gymnasts transition after their sports career, Montréal is a leading international gymnastics destination. It is here that Nadia Comaneci, queen of the 1976 Olympic Games, scored the first perfect 10 in artistic gymnastics.
We have done it before
Montréal has hosted the following top gymnastics events:
- 1985 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
- 2009 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series
- 2010 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup
- Since 1991 - International Gymnix
- 2017 Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Montréal scores a perfect 10 as a global gymnastics destination
Montréal’s cutting-edge gymnastics and parkour facilities
Olympic stadium
The “Big O”, with its 15,000- to 56,000-seat configurations, hosted the 2017 47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. It is home to the Québec National Sport Institute, a national training center that is equipped with GYMNOVA apparatus, a legacy from the 2017 Worlds. The stadium also has a great parkour circuit for major events.
Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
Another 1976 infrastructure legacy, the Centre Pierre–Charbonneau hosts multiple events in its main 2,000-seat multisport space.
Claude-Robillard Sports Complex
A world-class multisport complex with cutting-edge gymnastics equipment, it hosts the International Gymnix, and is the most popular sports facility in Montréal.
Montréal's ecosystem is real and vibrant
- Gymnastic federations and the national training center are based in Montréal
- There are more than 12,000 gymnasts in 19 clubs in Montréal
- We have thousands of volunteers ready to support events
- Key suppliers such as GYMNOVA are based in the Montréal area
- Sports Events Montréal, the City of Montréal and sport organizations work as one to support major sporting events
- With its strong relationship with public funding partners, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal and private corporations, Montréal knows how to secure public and commercial funding to support your events