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.
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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 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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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