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Sport:     Gymnastics - Artistic All Around   Community:     Long Sault, ON   Languages:     English, French   Why the environment is important to me:     Being a gymnasts doesn't require an extremely healthy environment because we are an indoor sport. However, the training (outside of the gym) requires some running and when the air quality outside is poor it throws our entire workout out the door. I just returned from Beijing and it was amazing to see the effect of the pollution and smog on the athletes. It requires so much extra energy to be able to do the same competition as it would here.   Why I'm a Clean Air Champion:     CAC is a great way to promote healthy air, and having champions as ambassadors really helps people look after the air and pollution. Being an athlete means being a role model and what better way to be a role model than to model the importance of air quality. Our chooses today will impact the future of our Earth in later generations		View full size image

Career Highlights
	Introducing Melanie Banville:
		I was a member of the 2003 Pan Am Games, place 2nd in the Team event and 5th in the All-Around (AA). World Championships in California our team placed 11th 2004 Athens Olympic Games, 10th Team and 24th AA I was named the 2005 Jacques Richard Athlete of the Year for the City of Cornwall. I won the 2005 Canadian Gymnastics Championships I was recently named to the South Stormont Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame
	Top performances:
		2004 Athens Olympic Games- 24th AA 2003 Pan Am Games- 5th AA 2005 Canadian Championships- 1st AA 2005 Athlete of the Year
	Career and interests:
		Student Guest Speaker at many events in the Cornwall and Ottawa area over the last 5 years Volunteer coach at the Ottawa Gymnastics Club
	Contact:
		Send a message to Melanie
	Visit Melanie's web site:
		melaniebanville.com
	To learn more about Melanie's sport, visit:
		gymcan.org
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