Stacey Galloway

Stacey Galloway, born and raised in Brampton, has excelled both nationally and internationallyin her successful career in gymnastics. Her passion and dedication to the sport has paidoff: five-time Canadian National Team member, 1992 Olympic Team member, 1994Commonwealth Games Silver medallist, 1991 Pan American Bronze medallist, 1991 CanadaGames Gold medallist and Canadian World Team member in both 1993 and 1994.

1994 proved to be Stacey’s year, as she won the title of Canadian National Champion,fi nishing 1st on the uneven bars and fl oor exercise, 2nd on the balance beam and 3rd on thevault. At the 1993 and 1994 World Championships, Stacey fi nished 21st overall. This alsomarked the creation of Stacey’s signature skill, the “Galloway Giant” on the uneven bars.

It was one of Stacey’s many goals to attend the University of Georgia. She achieved this goal in 1995when she received a full scholarship to the school. There she continued to shine as she went on to win 4consecutive South Eastern Conference titles, 4 Regional Championships, All-American status and backto-back NCAA titles in 1998 and 1999 to cap off her senior year and retire gracefully from the sport sheloved.

Stacey’s past experience greatly infl uenced her future goals. She was fi rst introduced to the sport at thetender age of two at Brampton’s Y.M.C.A. This marked the beginning of her life-long passion for gymnastics.It is this passion that has paved her road to success.

Inducted June 11, 2003