Lori Strong

Lori Strong
Full nameLori Strong
Born (1972-09-12) 12 September 1972 (age 54)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
College team
University of Georgia
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandAll-around
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandBalance Beam
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandFloor exercise
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandTeam
Silver medal – second place1990 AucklandUneven Bars
Silver medal – second place1990 AucklandVault

Lori Strong (born 12 September 1972) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. She is the 1990 Commonwealth Games all around, floor exercise, and beam champion. In 2000, she became a gymnastics sports commentator at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, covering the Olympic games.

Eponymous skill

Strong has an eponymous uneven bars skill listed in the Code of Points, a transition from high to low bar with one and a half twists.

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty
Uneven barsStrongHang on high bar - swing forward with 1½ turn (540°) and flight over low bar to hang on low barE (0.5)
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2025-2028 Code of Points

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gymn.ca: Lori Strong". www.gymn.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Lori Strong".
  3. ↑ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 83, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.