Fan Di
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| Country represented |
 China | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 25, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.44 m (4 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Huang Yubin[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fan Di (Chinese: 樊 迪; born 25 February 1973) is a former Chinese artistic gymnast. She was the 1989 World Champion on the uneven bars,[2] and was only the second Chinese female gymnast to become a World Champion after Ma Yanhong in 1979.[3] She also won a bronze medal with her team at those World Championships.[4] In 1987, Fan competed at the World Championships where the Chinese team finished in fourth.[5] Individually, she finished 20th in the all-around[6] and sixth on bars.[7] Fan represented China at the 1988 Summer Olympics where China was sixth in the team final, and Fan finished 20th in the all-around final.[8] Fan Di's final competition before retirement was the 1990 Asian Games.[9] She won gold with her team[10] and on the uneven bars.[11]
References
- ↑ "Huang Yubin, Gold Medal Coach". Crienglish. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "1989 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Van Deusen, Amy. "World Champions in Women's Gymnastics". About Sports. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "1989 World Championships Women's Team Results, by Gymnast USSR/ROM/CHN". Gymn Forum. 5 August 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "1987 World Championships Women's Team Results by Gymnast CHN/BUL/USA". Gymn Forum. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "1987 World Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "1987 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fan Di". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Yun, Xin (31 March 2001). "A Gymnastics Hopeful". Gymn Forum. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Women - Team". Incheon 2014. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Women - Individual". Incheon 2014. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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