Fan Di

In this 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 (age 51)
Changning District, Shanghai, China
Height1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Huang Yubin[1]
Retired1990
Medal record
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Stuttgart Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Stuttgart Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Uneven Bars

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]

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  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. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. 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.