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Whitby Free Press, 6 Jul 1988, p. 25     Lori Strong of Whitby, considered a medal contender in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, has become the latest recipient in the Tandem Computers Canada Ltd. sponsorship program. "We're ve

Whitby Free Press, 28 Sep 1988, p. 16     Whitby gymnast Lori Strong was eliminated from Olympic Games competition in last Wednesday's (Sept. 21) floor exercises with a fractured right ankle. She was hospitalized and the ankle was put in a c

Whitby Free Press, 7 Mar 1990, p. 29     Lori Strong of Whitby, a member of the Winstonettes Gymnastics Association, won the overall gold medal for seniors as the Winstonettes held their second Ontario national qualifier on March 3. Strong

Whitby Free Press, 28 Mar 1990, p. 20     Whitby's Lori Strong, women's gymnastic champion at the Commonwealth Games, will be part of the Canadian team that takes on the world's best in the Canadian Airlines Cup to be held Thursday, March 29

Whitby Free Press, 5 Dec 1990, p. 25     Lori Strong of Whitby came on strong to tie for first overall in the Elite Canada women's gymnastics competition over the weekend in Toronto. Janet Morin of Fredericton, N.B., led after the first rou

Whitby Free Press, 29 Jul 1992, p. 19     Lori Strong of Whitby was 45th in women's gymnastics all-round competition at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona on Sunday (July 26). Strong was part of the six-member Canadian team that finished 11th

Whitby Free Press, 25 Nov 1987, p. 21     Lori Strong of Whitby had fourth and fifth place finishes in the Chunichi Cup gymnastics event, in Goya, Japan, over the weekend. Strong and Curtis Hibbert of Mississauga were the only Canadians in t

Whitby Free Press, 31 Mar 1993, p. 24     Whitby native Lori Strong led the University of Georgia women's gymnastics team to a win over the Brigham Young University team at a recent NCAA event. Strong, a freshman at the school, was first in

Whitby Free Press, 10 Jun 1987, p. 20     Lori Strong of Whitby placed second overall at the Grand Prix of Rome gymnastics competition held last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (June 3 - 5) in Rome, Italy. But more importantly, she accomplish

Whitby Free Press, 13 Apr 1988, p. 24     Several Whitby athletes are among the 1,000 from Central Ontario who will receive 1987 Athlete Achievement awards from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. Awards are given for championshi

Whitby Free Press, 24 Sep 1986, p. 23     Whitby gymnast Lori Strong returned home this past weekend from Macau, China, with three gold medals and a bronze. The 14-year-old captured gold medals in the vault and beam exercises plus a bronze m

Whitby Free Press, 31 Jan 1990, p. 24     Lori Strong showed why she's Canada's best and one of the top gymnasts in the world as she captured four gold and two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. She finished as the top C

Whitby Free Press, 19 May 1993, p. 26     Lori Strong of Whitby recently earned All - American honors on the uneven bars as a freshman member of the University of Georgia women's gymnastics team. Strong, 20, two-time Canadian Olympian helped

Whitby Free Press, 7 Dec 1988, p. 34     Whitby's five Olympic Athletes were recognized by the town last Wednesday night (Nov. 30) at a ceremony held at the municipal building. Approximately 150 people were on hand to hear politicians and t

Whitby Free Press, 7 Aug 1985, p. 16     Three young Whitby athletes will be members of the Ontario delegation to the Canada Summer Games, which will be in St. John, New Brunswick, from Aug. 11 to 24. Lori Melien, 13, a member of the Whitby

Whitby Free Press, 18 Nov 1987, p. 24     Lori Melien and Derek Phillips of Whitby resumed their winning ways in the pool as each won gold in an international swim meet in Brantford over the weekend, which featured 956 competitors from 35 cl

Whitby Free Press, 15 Mar 1989, p. 20     Lori Melien of Anderson C.V.I. won two swimming events at the Ontario high school championships held March 3 - 4. She missed the O.F.S.A.A. record by just five hundredths of second as she won the 100

Whitby Free Press, 15 Aug 1990, p. 18     Swimmer Lori Melien of Whitby, coming back strongly after knee surgery, won the 100 metre backstroke at the Summer Nationals held recently in Etobicoke. Melien, who won a bronze medal at the Olympic

Whitby Free Press, 1 Jun 1988, p. 26     Lori Melien of Whitby has earned a trip to the Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, where she will participate in at least two events. The Anderson C.V.I. student, (who turned 16 on May 1), was the only

Whitby Free Press, 14 Aug 1985, p. 16     In the last week's edition of the Whitby Free Press we reported that Lori Melien would be part of the Ontario delegation to the Canada Summer Games to be held in St. John, New Brunswick later this mo