Katy Lennon | ||||||||||||
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Country represented | United Kingdom England | |||||||||||
Born | Carshalton, England | 16 October 1984|||||||||||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
Gym | Leatherhead and Dorking Gymnastics Club | |||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Margaret Miller | |||||||||||
Retired | 2004 [1] | |||||||||||
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Katy Lennon (born 16 October 1984 in Carshalton) is a British artistic gymnast that represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2] She was the team captain of the British team that finished eleventh. [3] In the individual all-around, Lennon finished 21st with a score of 35.374. [4] She now works as a coach for her old gymnastics club, Leatherhead and Dorking. [5]
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