Fan Di | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Changning District, Shanghai, China | February 25, 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.44 m (4 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Huang Yubin [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]