Monica Kathleen Rutherford (born 29 March 1944) is a retired

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from

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. She competed at the

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in all artistic gymnastics events with the best ranking of 59th on the vault. After marrying

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, an Olympic diver, she changed her last name to Phelps. Following her career as a gymnast, Rutherford successfully coached for many years at the OLGA club in Poole, Dorset. She has since retired and, now resides in France.

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1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Sunderland Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain British female artistic gymnasts English female artistic gymnasts {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub