Vincent Gagnon

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Vincent Gagnon

Gagnon at 2007 US Open
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1981-09-05) September 5, 1981
St Constant, Québec
Residence Montréal, Québec
Sport
Sport Racquetball
Achievements and titles
National finals 1st Doubles 2007, 2009, 2012
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze 2011 Pan Am Games Singles
World Championships
Silver 2012 Worlds Team
Bronze 2010 Worlds Singles
Bronze 2008 Worlds Singles
Pan American Championships
Gold 2007 Pan American Championships Doubles
Bronze 2001 Pan American Championships Doubles
Bronze 2008 Pan American Championships Singles
Bronze 2011 Pan American Championships Doubles
Bronze 2012 Pan American Championships Singles
World Games
Bronze 2009 World Games Singles

Vincent Gagnon (born September 5, 1981) is a Canadian racquetball player from Montréal, Québec. Gagnon has won three Canadian Championships in doubles with François Viens. He and Viens also won the 2007 Pan American Championships.

International career

Gagnon has made 15 appearances on Team Canada,[1] making his first appearance at the 2001 Pan American Championships, when he earned a bronze medal in doubles with Francis Guillemette.[2]

Gagnon's greatest success internationally has been winning the 2007 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, where he and François Viens defeated Americans Andy Hawthorne and Jason Samora in the final.[3]

Most recently, Gagnon was part of the Canadian men's team that got silver at the 2012 World Championships, playing doubles with Mike Green.[4]

Gagnon was a bronze medalist at the 2010 World Championships,[5] again losing to Huczek in the semi-finals.[6]

In the 2003 Pan American Championships, Gagnon was a bronze medalist in singles, losing to American Jack Huczek in the semi-finals, resulting in a bronze medal.[7]

Gagnon won bronze at the 2009 World Games, as he defeated Mexican Alvaro Beltran, in the bronze medal match, 15-11, 12-15, 11-7.[8] In that tournament, Gagnon lost to Huczek in the semi-finals, 3-15, 15-8, 11-7, which put him in the bronze medal match.

Gagnon also earned bronze at the 2011 Pan Am Games by reaching the semi-finals, where he lost to Mexican Gilberto Meija,[9] and bronze at the 2012 Pan American Championships,[10] as lost to Fernando Rios of Ecuador in the semi-finals.

Canadian career

Gagnon has won three Canadian Championships in doubles all with partner François Viens. They won in 2008, beating Mike Green and Brian Istace in the final,[11] and 2009, when they defeated Green and Eric Desrochers in the final.[12] In 2012, Gagnon and Viens defeated Desrochers and Pedro Castro in the final,[13] 15-8, 8-15, 11-9.

Gagnon was the #1 men's player in Canada from June 22, 2010[14] to February 23, 2011,[15] although he hasn't won a national championship in singles.

Gagnon won the 2010 National Team Selection Event.[16] He has been runner up at the last two Canadian National Championships, losing to Mike Green both times.[17][18]

Personal

Gagnon is the son of Michel Gagnon, who has been one of the Canadian National Team coaches.

He has a masters degree in mathematics from Université de Montréal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Racquetball Canada Team History". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Pan American Championships - Men's Doubles Draw". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  4. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  5. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Website document". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ Éric Gaudette-Brodeur, Sportcom. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 17 June 2012. 
  9. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  10. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 
  11. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Draw". R2 Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Draw". R2 Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 
  14. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  15. ↑ Racquetball Canada (March 2011). "Newsletter". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 
  16. ↑ Racquetball Canada (November 2010). "Press Release". Racquetball Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 
  17. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 
  18. ↑ Racquetball Canada. "Press Release". SIRC. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 

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