Ioannis Chronopoulos

Ioannis Chronopoulos
Personal information
Nickname(s)Yanni
Born (2002-03-18) March 18, 2002
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Gymnastics career
Country
represented
Canada Canada
(2019–present)
College teamNebraska Cornhuskers
(2021–25)
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Panama City Team
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Team

Ioannis "Yanni" Chronopoulos (born March 18, 2002) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. He competed in collegiate gymnastics for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was a member of the silver medal winning teams at the 2025 Pan American Championships and the 2025 World University Games.

Early life

Chronopoulos was born in 2002 to Nick and Iryna Chronopoulos.[1] He was raised in Milton, Ontario.[1]

When Chronopoulos was 14 he tore his ACL and had to undergo a special juvenile procedure in order to keep his growth plate in place.[2]

Gymnastics career

Chronopoulos competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships in summer 2019 alongside Félix Dolci and Evgeny Siminiuc. Together they placed fifth as a team.[3]

In 2021 Chronopoulos began competing in NCAA gymnastics for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[1]

Chronopoulos was named as the alternate for the 2024 Olympic team.[4] The following year he competed at the 2025 Pan American Championships where he helped Canada win silver behind the United States. Individually he placed fifth on rings.[5] The following month he competed at the 2025 World University Games alongside Matteo Bardana, Félix Dolci, William Émard, and Jayson Rampersad. Together they finished second behind Japan, earning Canada its first ever men's team medal at the FISU World University Games.[6]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2019
Junior World Championships 5
2021 NCAA Championships 4
2022 NCAA Championships 4
2023 NCAA Championships 5
Canadian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 7[a]
2024 Elite Canada 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
NCAA Championships 4
Canadian Championships 5 3
2025 Elite Canada WD
NCAA Championships 4
Canadian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3
Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
World University Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11
  1. ^ Chronopoulos was the Team CAN alternate

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nebraska Cornhuskers Roster: Yanni Chronopoulos". Nebraska Cornhuskers.
  2. ^ "Nebraska gymnast uses adversity to fuel progress". The Daily Nebraskan. February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "USA finishes seventh in team final at 2019 Junior World Championships". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  4. ^ "Canadian Olympic gymnastics team announced for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "2025 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, Panama: all results, scores, and medals - full list". International Olympic Committee. June 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Historic Silver for Team Canada in Men's Artistic Gymnastics at Rhine-Ruhr 2025". GymCan. July 23, 2025.