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Lori Fung
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| Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||
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| Gold | Los Angeles 1984 | All-Around | |
Lori Fung Methorst, CM, OBC (馮黎明 born February 21, 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian gymnastics coach and retired rhythmic gymnast.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, she was the first gold medal winner awarded for the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics. She was a coach for the Canadian National Team, U.S.A. National Team, and Mexican National Team. She is currently a director and coach for Club Elite Rhythmic Gymnastics in British Columbia.
She had a part in the film Catwoman as an aerial ballerina.
She married Dean Methorst and has three sons: Cole, Alexander, and Nicholas.
- In 1985, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
- In 1985, she was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
- In 1990, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
- In 2004, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
- Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique profile for Lori Fung
| Olympic champions in rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around |
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| 1984: Lori Fung | 1988: Marina Lobatch | 1992: Alexandra Timoshenko | 1996: Ekaterina Serebrianskaya | 2000: Yulia Barsukova | 2004: Alina Kabaeva |
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