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==Competitive career==
==Competitive career==
Cossar was team leader of the rhythmic gymnastics team,<ref name="ottawa-press">Graham Lanktree, [http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/282083/canadas-rhythmic-gymnasts-heads-to-olympics-for-first-time/ "Canada’s rhythmic gymnast team heads to Olympics for first time"]. ''[[Metro International|Metro Ottawa]]'', June 29, 2012.</ref> which also included [[Katrina Cameron]], [[Kelsey Titmarsh]], [[Alexandra Landry]], [[Anastasiya Muntyanu]] and [[Anjelika Reznik]].<ref name=maclennan>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/maclennan-captures-canadian-gold-at-pan-am-games-1.1066915|title=MacLennan captures Canadian gold at Pan Am Games|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|date=2011-10-18}}</ref>
Cossar was team leader of the rhythmic gymnastics team,<ref name="ottawa-press">Graham Lanktree, [http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/282083/canadas-rhythmic-gymnasts-heads-to-olympics-for-first-time/ "Canada's rhythmic gymnast team heads to Olympics for first time"]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''[[Metro International|Metro Ottawa]]'', June 29, 2012.</ref> which also included [[Katrina Cameron]], [[Kelsey Titmarsh]], [[Alexandra Landry]], [[Anastasiya Muntyanu]] and [[Anjelika Reznik]].<ref name=maclennan>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/maclennan-captures-canadian-gold-at-pan-am-games-1.1066915|title=MacLennan captures Canadian gold at Pan Am Games|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|date=2011-10-18}}</ref>


At the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in September 2011, the team placed 17th,<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada closes in on Olympic rhythmic gymnastics berth|agency=[[Canadian Press]]|date=2011-09-25}}</ref> and earned Canada's first-ever Olympic berth in the event.<ref name="ottawa-press"/> At the Pan American Games in October, the team won silver in the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops|women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops]]<ref name=maclennan/> and the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's rhythmic group all-around|women's rhythmic group all-around]],<ref>[http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/10/16/canadian-women-add-five-medals-to-pan-am-count/ "Canadian women add five medals to Pan Am count"]. ''[[National Post]]'', October 16, 2011.</ref> and bronze in the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's rhythmic group 5 balls|women's rhythmic group 5 balls]].
At the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in September 2011, the team placed 17th,<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada closes in on Olympic rhythmic gymnastics berth|agency=[[Canadian Press]]|date=2011-09-25}}</ref> and earned Canada's first-ever Olympic berth in the event.<ref name="ottawa-press"/> At the Pan American Games in October, the team won silver in the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops|women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops]]<ref name=maclennan/> and the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's rhythmic group all-around|women's rhythmic group all-around]],<ref>[http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/10/16/canadian-women-add-five-medals-to-pan-am-count/ "Canadian women add five medals to Pan Am count"]. ''[[National Post]]'', October 16, 2011.</ref> and bronze in the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's rhythmic group 5 balls|women's rhythmic group 5 balls]].
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Rose Cossar
Rose Cossar in 2016
Personal information
Born (1991-07-04) July 4, 1991 (age 33)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Canada
LevelSenior
Medal record
Women's Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Group All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Group 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Group 5 Balls

Rose Cossar (born July 4, 1991), also known as Rosie, is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast, who represented Canada at the 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Background

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Cossar was born in England and raised in Canada, She began her career in gymnastics in 1996, and competed internationally for the first time at the 2001 Happy Cup in Belgium.[1]

Competitive career

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Cossar was team leader of the rhythmic gymnastics team,[2] which also included Katrina Cameron, Kelsey Titmarsh, Alexandra Landry, Anastasiya Muntyanu and Anjelika Reznik.[3]

At the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in September 2011, the team placed 17th,[4] and earned Canada's first-ever Olympic berth in the event.[2] At the Pan American Games in October, the team won silver in the women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops[3] and the women's rhythmic group all-around,[5] and bronze in the women's rhythmic group 5 balls.

At the 2012 Olympics, the team placed 11th in the women's rhythmic group all-around.

Post-competition

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In December 2014, Cossar publicly came out as lesbian.[6] She had already been out to her teammates for several years, but had not previously spoken to the media about her sexuality.[6] Since the 2012 Olympics, she has worked with Toronto's The 519 Church Street Community Centre on the creation of Pride House Toronto, a resource house for LGBT athletes being launched for the 2015 Pan American Games, and is a spokesperson for the Canadian Olympic Committee in its new program to combat homophobia in sports.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Gymnast Rose Cossar headed back to England for Olympics". Newmarket Era. 2012-06-27.
  2. ^ a b Graham Lanktree, "Canada's rhythmic gymnast team heads to Olympics for first time"[permanent dead link]. Metro Ottawa, June 29, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "MacLennan captures Canadian gold at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports. 2011-10-18.
  4. ^ "Canada closes in on Olympic rhythmic gymnastics berth". Canadian Press. 2011-09-25.
  5. ^ "Canadian women add five medals to Pan Am count". National Post, October 16, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Rosie Cossar, 2012 Olympic gymnast, on being gay and changing the sports world". Outsports, December 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee unveils LGBT initiatives, partnership with You Can Play". Outsports, December 2, 2014.