Fan Di (; born 25 February 1973) is a former Chinese

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She was the 1989 World Champion on the uneven bars, and was only the second Chinese female gymnast to become a World Champion after

Ma Yanhong Ma Yanhong (; born March 21, 1964 in Beijing, China) (also reported in some media as July 5, 1963) is a retired Chinese Olympic athlete. She was the first Chinese gymnast, male or female, to win a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships ...

in 1979. She also won a bronze medal with her team at those World Championships. In 1987, Fan competed at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

where the Chinese team finished in fourth. Individually, she finished 20th in the all-around and sixth on bars. Fan represented China at the 1988 Summer Olympics where China was sixth in the team final, and Fan finished 20th in the all-around final. Fan Di's final competition before retirement was the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

. She won gold with her team and on the uneven bars.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fan, Di 1973 births Living people World champion gymnasts Chinese female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for China Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games