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

Early life

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

Career

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

Personal life

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

References

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. Leicester Chronicle Friday 18 August 1972, page 11
3. Leicester Mercury Saturday 28 June 1975, page 22
4. Leicester Mercury Friday 11 April 1980, page 53
5. Leicester Mercury Wednesday 24 July 1985, page 5

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