Career
Early gymnastics career The gold came in the men"s team event, with the silvers coming in the men"s all-round and the men"s vault. That year he was also part of the Canadian men"s team that came 6th at the World Gymnastics Championship in Aarhus, the best result ever for a Canadian team 2008 Summer Olympics He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place in the men"s all-round, the second best performance ever by a Canadian gymnast.
2012 Summer Olympics Canada"s only male gymnast to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Gafuik"s preparation for the Games was hampered by a thumb injury, severe enough to require surgery.
He did not compete in all of the events, sitting out the other apparatus qualifiers to concentrate on the high bar, his favoured event. Unfortunately, his score of 13.866, due to a fall from the bar, was not enough to qualify him for the final.
