Yvonne Arnold

Yvonne Mugridge
Born (1953-04-27) 27 April 1953 (age 71)
Sidcup, London
Gymnastics career
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
Country represented Great Britain
ClubLadywell Gymnastics Club London

Yvonne Daphne Mugridge Arnold OBE (born 27 April 1953) is a British gymnastics coach and retired artistic gymnast. She was national champion in 1972 and represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

She and her husband, coach Len Arnold, opened the Europa Gymnastics Centre in 1992 in Erith.[1] In 1999, as the club faced financial difficulties, the Arnolds sold their home and lived at the club for 13 years to keep it from closing. The club later received funding to build a new facility in Crayford, which opened as an Olympic training centre in 2012.[2][3]

The Arnolds were named Officers of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Birthday Honours for their services to gymnastics. In 2016, they received the Special Achievement Award from the National Lottery.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "ERITH: Lord Coe announces new Europa Gym Club as Olympic training centre". News Shopper. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "History". Europa Gym Centre. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Couple sell house to save a gym". BBC News. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Gymnastics training couple get OBE in Queen's Honours". ITV. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ May, Luke (12 September 2016). "Couple who sold home to support Crayford gymnastics club to receive national award". Bexley Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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