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|name= Stella Umeh |image= |imagesize= |caption= |fullname= Stella Umeh |nickname= |country= {{CAN}} |formercountry= |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1975|5|27}} |birth_place= Toronto, Ontario |hometown= Mississauga, Ontario |death_date= |death_place= |height= |discipline= WAG |level= Senior International Elite |natlteam= |club= |gym= |collegeteam= UCLA Bruins (1994-1998) |headcoach= |assistcoach= |formercoach= |choreographer= |music= |module={{Infobox person|child=yes |notable_works= Varekai}} |eponymousskills= |retired= 1998 |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}{{MedalSport|Artistic Gymnastics}}{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}{{MedalGold|1990 Auckland|Team}}{{MedalGold|1994 Victoria|All-Around}}{{MedalGold|1994 Victoria|Vault}}{{MedalSilver|1994 Victoria|Team}}{{MedalSilver|1994 Victoria|Uneven Bars}}{{MedalCountry | UCLA }}{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}{{MedalGold|1995 Athens|Floor}}{{MedalGold|1997 Gainesville|Team}}{{MedalGold|1998 LA|Floor}}{{MedalSilver|1995 Athens|Beam}}{{MedalSilver|1996 Tuscaloosa|Team}}{{MedalSilver|1996 Tuscaloosa|Beam}}{{MedalBronze| 1995 Athens|All Around}} }}Stella Umeh (born 27 May 1975) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast and current actress and performer. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics placing 16th in the all-around.[1] She is of Guyanese and Nigerian descent.[2] Gymnastics careerUmeh's first big international meet was at the 1989 American Cup in Fairfax, Virginia where she finished fifth.[3] She then competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games but was originally an alternate.[4] She won a Gold medal with the Canadian team.[5] She competed at the American Cup again in 1991 but placed 8th.[6] She went to the 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She finished 17th in the all-around.[7] In 1992, Stella started her season at the American Cup in Orlando, Florida, USA and finished 7th.[8] In April, she competed at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Paris, France. She qualified to Vault and Beam finals but placed 8th and 5th.[9] Later, she qualified to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She finished 16th in the all-around and 10th with the Canadian team.[10] In 1993, she went to Worlds and placed 15th AA and 8th in the FX final. In 1994, she went to the 1994 Commonwealth Games and won 2 golds and 2 silvers as well as placing 4th and 5th in Floor and Beam finals. College careerIn 1994, she accepted a college scholarship to UCLA and started attending the school in 1994.[11] Throughout her four years at college, she won three golds, three silvers and one bronze at the NCAA Championships. She was twice the Pac-12 conference all-around champion.[12] Acting and EntertainmentStella studied Theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the hopes of becoming an actress.[13] In 2000, she joined Cirque du Soleil and performed Mystère in Las Vegas. In 2002, she performed in Fire Within and then in Varekai as a triple trapeze in 2003.[14] She played small roles in Ghostly Encounters and Delroy Kincaid. She recently had a leading role in a stage play called, 'Pinteresque' which will be in the SummerWorks Performance Festival.[15] Currently, Stella lives in Mississauga, Ontario. References1. ^http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/umeh.htm 2. ^{{cite book|author=Dan Gutman|title=Gymnastics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UsnUxfFEQxUC&pg=PT112|date=1 August 1998|publisher=Penguin Young Readers Group|isbn=978-1-101-16065-7|pages=112–}} 3. ^http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/americancup_results_1989.pdf 4. ^http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/may-birthday-profile-stella-umeh/ 5. ^1990 Commonwealth Games#Artistic 6. ^http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/americancup_results_1991.pdf 7. ^1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 8. ^http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/americancup_results_1992.pdf 9. ^1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships#Women 10. ^http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/1992_olympic_results_20080430_031223.pdf 11. ^http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/umeh.htm 12. ^List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Gymnastics 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.motivatecanada.ca/files/athlete/biographies/Stella%20Umeh.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-03-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093918/http://www.motivatecanada.ca/files/athlete/biographies/Stella%20Umeh.pdf |archivedate=2014-04-07 |df= }} 14. ^https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1329100/ 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.motivatecanada.ca/en/esteemteam/athletes-13-stella-umeh |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-03-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093920/http://www.motivatecanada.ca/en/esteemteam/athletes-13-stella-umeh |archivedate=2014-04-07 |df= }} External links
15 : 1975 births|Living people|Sportspeople from Mississauga|Sportspeople from Toronto|Canadian female artistic gymnasts|Olympic gymnasts of Canada|Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Gymnasts at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|Gymnasts at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada|Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada|Black Canadian sportspeople|Canadian people of Guyanese descent|Canadian people of Nigerian descent|Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics |
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