Zak Perzamanos
British trampoline gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zak Perzamanos (born 17 June 2003)[2] is a British trampoline gymnast. He represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth in the men's trampoline final. He is a four-time medalist at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, including a gold medal he won with the British team in 2022. He won the synchronized trampoline event at the 2024 European Championships with his partner Corey Walkes.
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| Born | 17 June 2003 Liverpool, United Kingdom[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liverpool Trampoline Gymnastics Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jay Scouler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
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Perspective
Perzamanos began trampoline gymnastics when he was nine years old.[3] His older sister, Holly, also competed in the sport.[4]
Junior
Perzamanos competed at the 2015 World Age Group Competitions and won a silver medal in double mini trampoline among the 11-12 year olds.[5] He also finished sixth in individual and seventh in synchro.[6][7] He also competed at the 2017 and 2018 World Age Group Competitions, finishing 63rd and 61st in the individual trampoline event, respectively.[8][9] He won a silver medal with the British trampoline team at the 2018 European Championships.[10] Then at the 2019 World Age Group Competitions, he finished seventh in the synchro event alongside Martin Bland.[11]
Senior
Perzamanos competed at his first World Championships in 2021, and he won a bronze medal in the mixed all-around team event. He also finished ninth in the individual event.[12] Then at the 2022 World Championships, he won a gold medal with the British all-around team.[13]
Perzamanos finished 11th at the 2023 Baku World Cup and 21st at the Coimbra World Cup.[14][15] He qualified for his first World Cup final at the event in Palm Beach, and he won the bronze medal behind Wang Zisai and Dylan Schmidt.[16] He then finished 12th at the Varna World Cup.[17] He helped the British men's trampoline team win the team event at the 2023 World Championships and by qualifying for the individual final, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[18] He went on the finish fifth in the individual event,[19] and he placed fourth in the synchro event alongside Corey Walkes.[20] He also won a bronze medal in the mixed all-around team event.[21]
Perzamanos and Corey Walkes finished sixth in the synchro event at the 2024 Baku World Cup, and he finished 23rd in the individual event.[22] Perzamanos and Walkes then won a bronze medal at the Cottbus World Cup.[23] He finished 15th in the individual event at the Arosa World Cup.[24] Perzamanos and Walker won the synchro title at the 2024 European Championships.[25]
Perzamanos competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he finished fourth.[26][27] This marked the best Olympic finish for Great Britain in men's trampoline, beating Lee Brearley's sixth-place finish in 2000.[28]
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