Lisa Young (gymnast)

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Lisa Young
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1966-01-03) 3 January 1966 (age 56)
Shropshire, England
Alma mater Bangor University, Louisiana Sate University
Sport
Sport Gymnastics
University team Louisiana State University

Lisa Young (born 3 January 1966) is a British gymnast. [1] She competed in six events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Young attended Louisiana State University and competed for their Gymnastics team in 1987. [3] Young helped LSU to a 7th place finish at the 1987 NCAA Gymnastics Championships [4] and was a letter winner for the 1987 season. [5]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
1981British ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
European Championships29
World Championships12
1983British ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg
World Championships17
1984British Championships5
Olympic Games7
1985European Championships45
World Championships16

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References

  1. "Lisa Young" . Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Young Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "2021 LSU Gymnastics Record Book by LSU Athletics - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "1987 NCAA Gymnastics Championships". College Gymnastics Wiki. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "a0586bc1-2020_postseason_history_and_records.pdf" (PDF).