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Whitby Free Press, 7 Dec 1988, p. 34     Lori Strong suffered a personal setback when she broke her foot on a floor exercise during the individual events. But she gained even more admiration and respect when it was later learned that she ha

Whitby Free Press, 7 Jun 1989, p. 32     Only a week after capturing another gymnastics title, Lori Strong of Whitby was first on uneven bars and balance beam at a competition in Bulgaria May 26 - 28. Strong, from the Winstonette gymnastics

Whitby Free Press, 12 May 1993, p. 24     Lori Strong scored a perfect 10 on the uneven parallel bars to carry the University of Georgia to the national NCAA championship in women's gymnastics recently. Strong, a doubtful starter because of

Whitby Free Press, 8 Apr 1987, p. 20     Whitby gymnast Lori Strong captured a gold medal in the floor events at a gymnastics meet in Hungary last weekend. Strong, 14, who competes out of an Oshawa gymnastics club, won the all-round event o

Whitby Free Press, 27 Jan 1993, p. 22     Whitby native Lori Strong was first on balance beam and second overall in her first NCAA gymnastics competition as a member of the University of Georgia Women's team. Strong had scored 9.7 (out of 10

Whitby Free Press, 28 Apr 1993, p. 25     Lori Strong of Whitby is one of eight female gymnasts chosen for the Ontario Gymnastic Federation's 'Portraits of Excellence' poster series. 'Portraits' is a commemorative set of 10 full-color poster

Whitby Free Press, 13 May 1987, p. 15     Whitby gymnast Lori Strong was selected athlete of the month for April by the Sports Federation of Canada on Monday (May 11) for outstanding performances at two European meets. Strong, 14, a Gr. 9 st

Whitby Free Press, 18 May 1988, p. 18     Despite one ear infection and sore ankle, Lori Strong, Whitby Olympic hopeful, returned from recent competition in China with gold and bronze medals. While in China Strong suffered from an inner ear

Whitby Free Press, 28 Oct 1987, p. 24     Whitby's Lori Strong, with some help from a unique move in the world gymnastics, finished 15th in the world gymnastics championships on the weekend at Rotterdam. Strong, 15, completed an aerial twist

Whitby Free Press, 11 Apr 1990, p. 34     Gymnast Lori Strong won a silver medal in balance beam against a strong field at a World Cup meet at Cottbus, East Germany over the past weekend. Strong, who was second overall behind teammate Lariss

Whitby Free Press, 11 May 1983, p. 14     Two local girls have advanced to the national gymnastics championships as a result of fine performance in the Ontario finals last week. Lori Strong, 10, earned a berth on the provincial novice women'

Whitby Free Press, 6 Jan 1988, p. 18     Lori Strong had a big finish in '87, winning honors as Canada's top junior female athlete to cap a great year as our nation's top female gymnast. Whitby's finest athlete, she was 15th overall at the

Whitby Free Press, 12 Apr 1989, p. 24     After winning a gold medal in balance beam at the Hungarian International, April 1, Whitby gymnast Lori Strong won three bronze medals in a three-day competition at the Cotlus International in East G

Whitby Free Press, 19 Aug 1992, p. 22     On Thursday night last week (Aug. 13) Whitby Gymnast Lori Strong received a plaque recognizing her accomplishments at the Olympics. The two-time Olympian was honored between periods at a Brooklin Red

Whitby Free Press, 20 Dec 1989, p. 19     Lori Strong retained her title as the top women's gymnast in Canada with first - place performances overall at the 1989 Elite Canada gymnastics competition held in Dec. 15 and 16 in Mississauga. Stro

Whitby Free Press, 8 Mar 1989, p. 21     Lori Strong, 16, made an impressive return to gymnastics, her first competition since breaking a bone in her leg in the Summer Olympics last year in Seoul, South Korea, by winning the overall senior

Whitby Free Press, 1 Mar 1989, p. 22     Lori Strong of Whitby was overall senior champion at the Elite 89 gymastics competition held recently at Seneca College. Strong, 16, in her first competition since she finished 36th at the Summer Oly