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Avril Lennox

Avril Lennox

British gymnast

Avril Lennox (born 26 April 1956) is a British gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

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Early life

She lived on Curzon Avenue in Birstall. She attended Stonehill High School until the age of 14, then Longslade Community College.[2] She studied Textile Design at Leicester Polytechnic, and trained in the gym at Charles Keene College.[3]

Career

She had an ankle injury in 1977 and had to leave gymnastics. Gymnastics was introduced into the Commonwealth Games in 1978.[4]

Personal life

She gave birth to a son in July 1985 at Leicester General Hospital.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avril Lennox Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    Leicester Chronicle Friday 18 August 1972, page 11
  3. [3]
    Leicester Mercury Saturday 28 June 1975, page 22
  4. [4]
    Leicester Mercury Friday 11 April 1980, page 53
  5. [5]
    Leicester Mercury Wednesday 24 July 1985, page 5
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