Fan Di

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]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fan.
Fan Di
Fan Di in 1990
Personal information
Country represented China
Born (1973-02-25) February 25, 1973
Height1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Huang Yubin[1]
Retired1990
Medal record
Representing  China
World Championships
1989 StuttgartUneven Bars
1989 StuttgartTeam
Asian Games
1990 BeijingTeam
1990 BeijingUneven Bars

References
  1. "Huang Yubin, Gold Medal Coach". Crienglish. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. "1989 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. Van Deusen, Amy. "World Champions in Women's Gymnastics". About Sports. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. "1989 World Championships Women's Team Results, by Gymnast USSR/ROM/CHN". Gymn Forum. 5 August 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. "1987 World Championships Women's Team Results by Gymnast CHN/BUL/USA". Gymn Forum. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. "1987 World Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. "1987 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. "Fan Di". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  9. Yun, Xin (31 March 2001). "A Gymnastics Hopeful". Gymn Forum. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. "Gymnastics Artistic - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Women - Team". Incheon 2014. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. "Gymnastics Artistic - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Women - Individual". Incheon 2014. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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