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'''Heather Ross-McManus''' (born [[September 3]], [[1973]] in [[Etobicoke, Ontario]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Trampolining|trampoline]] [[gymnast]].
'''Heather Ross-McManus''' (born September 3, 1973 in [[Etobicoke, Ontario]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Trampolining|trampoline]] [[gymnast]].


After representing Canada internationally in trampolining, she retired from competition in 1993. However, in 1998 with trampoline being accepted as a sport in the [[Olympic Games]], she returned to competition and qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in 2004.
After representing Canada internationally in trampolining, she retired from competition in 1993. However, in 1998 with trampoline being accepted as a sport in the [[Olympic Games]], she returned to competition and qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in 2004.

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Heather Ross-McManus
Country represented Canada
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Retired2005

Heather Ross-McManus (born September 3, 1973 in Etobicoke, Ontario) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast.

After representing Canada internationally in trampolining, she retired from competition in 1993. However, in 1998 with trampoline being accepted as a sport in the Olympic Games, she returned to competition and qualified for the Canadian Olympic team in 2004.

She won a bronze medal in the Team event at the 2003 World Championships in Hannover, Germany. In the 2004 Summer Olympic Games she finished in 6th place. In the December 2004 Trampoline World Cup Championship, held in Algiers, she finished in 6th place in the individual competition and 4th in the synchronized competition with her partner Karen Cockburn.

Ross-McManus lives in Ottawa, Ontario where she runs Spring Action, a trampoline club, with her husband. In 2005, she retired again from competing to start a family. She now has three sons.