Dani Le Ray

Danielle Kate "Dani" Le Ray (born 6 November 1982) is an Australian gymnast.[1] She started gymnastics in 1989 at the age of six. She represented Australia as an Olympic competitor at the Sydney Olympics in rhythmic gymnastics in 2000[2] and in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

Dani Le Ray
Full nameDanielle Kate Le Ray
Nickname(s)Dani
Country represented Australia
Born (1982-11-06) 6 November 1982
Sutherland, New South Wales
HometownSydney
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Club
  • Le Ray Gymnastics Abbotsleigh in Wahroonga
  • Le Ray Gymnastics Academy & High Performance in Greenacre
  • Le Ray Gymnastics Balmain
  • Le Ray Gymnastics PLC Sydney in Croydon
  • Le Ray Gymnastics Ravenswood in Gordon
Retired2000
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala LumpurTeam All-around

On the lead up to the Sydney Olympics, Danielle Le Ray also featured in the Bonds "Our Olympic Heroes" calendar alongside Ian Thorpe, Cathy Freeman; Matt Shirvington; Emma George; Geoff Huegill; James Thompkins & Drew Ginn; Grant Hackett; Tania Van Heer; Patrick Johnson; Andrei Kravtsov; Liz Weeks; and Dean Pullar. Pictures were taken by photographer James Houston.

Since retiring as a gymnast Danielle has dedicated her life to creating a nurturing environment for the next generation of gymnasts by founding "Le Ray Gymnastics."

Roles
  • Olympian (2000)
  • Founder of Le Ray Gymnastics (2000)
  • Australian women's Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
  • The Elite Representative on the NSW RG Gymsport Committee
  • The NSW Independent Girls Schools Sporting Association Gymnastics Convener

Le Ray Gymnastics

Le Ray Gymnastics is now home of five Gymnastics clubs based in Sydney, Australia:

  1. Le Ray Gymnastics Abbotsleigh in Wahroonga
  2. Le Ray Gymnastics Academy & High Performance in Greenacre
  3. Le Ray Gymnastics Balmain
  4. Le Ray Gymnastics PLC Sydney in Croydon
  5. Le Ray Gymnastics Ravenswood in Gordon

Achievements
  • Sydney 2000 Olympian
  • Bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games 1998 in Group All Round
  • As the head coach of the Australian women's rhythmic gymnastics team in 2010 the team won the first Australian gold medal in the team event and achieved a further two gold, and two silver in individual events.[3]
  • Gymnastics NSW Club of the Year for twelve years running
  • Gymnastics NSW Coaching Team of the year for twelve years running
  • Founder of "Meriden Rhythmix" (semi-finals of Australia's Got Talent)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Leray". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Olympic profile".
  3. Hand, Guy (13 October 2010). "Australia's long awaited rhythmic gold".


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