Dani Le Ray
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| Full name | Danielle Kate Le Ray | |||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Dani | |||||||||||
| Country represented |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1982 Sutherland, New South Wales | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Sydney | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||
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| Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||
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Danielle Kate "Dani" Le Ray (born 6 November 1982) is an Australian gymnast.[1] She started gymnastics in 1989 at the age of six. She represented Australia as an Olympic competitor at the Sydney Olympics in rhythmic gymnastics in 2000[2] and in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
On the lead up to the Sydney Olympics, Danielle Le Ray also featured in the Bonds "Our Olympic Heroes" calendar alongside Ian Thorpe, Cathy Freeman; Matt Shirvington; Emma George; Geoff Huegill; James Thompkins & Drew Ginn; Grant Hackett; Tania Van Heer; Patrick Johnson; Andrei Kravtsov; Liz Weeks; and Dean Pullar. Pictures were taken by photographer James Houston.
Since retiring as a gymnast Danielle has dedicated her life to creating a nurturing environment for the next generation of gymnasts by founding "Le Ray Gymnastics."
Roles[edit]
- Olympian (2000)
- Founder of Le Ray Gymnastics (2000)
- Australian women's Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- The Elite Representative on the NSW RG Gymsport Committee
- The NSW Independent Girls Schools Sporting Association Gymnastics Convener
Le Ray Gymnastics[edit]
Le Ray Gymnastics is now home of five Gymnastics clubs based in Sydney, Australia:
- Le Ray Gymnastics Abbotsleigh in Wahroonga
- Le Ray Gymnastics Academy & High Performance in Greenacre
- Le Ray Gymnastics Birchgrove
- Le Ray Gymnastics PLC Sydney in Croydon
- Le Ray Gymnastics Ravenswood in Gordon
Achievements[edit]
- Sydney 2000 Olympian
- Bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games 1998 in Group All Round
- As the head coach of the Australian women's rhythmic gymnastics team in 2010 the team won the first Australian gold medal in the team event and achieved a further two gold, and two silver in individual events.[3]
- Gymnastics NSW Club of the Year for twelve years running
- Gymnastics NSW Coaching Team of the year for twelve years running
- Founder of "Meriden Rhythmix" (semi-finals of Australia's Got Talent)
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Leray". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Olympic profile".
- ^ Hand, Guy (13 October 2010). "Australia's long awaited rhythmic gold".
External links[edit]
- Le Ray Gymnastics (founded by Dani Le Ray)
- Danielle LeRay at the Australian Olympic Committee (archive)
- Danielle Leray at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Dani LERAY at Olympics.com
- Dani Leray at Olympedia
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- Australian rhythmic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Australia
- Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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