Dianne Durham

About

Artistic gymnast who won the all-around title at the US National Championships in 1983. She was the first African-American winner. 

Before Fame

She began gymnastics at the age of three. She won the junior all-around title at the 1981 US National Championships.

Trivia

She won the 1983 McDonalds International Gymnastics Championships all-around title. She owned and operated the Chicago gymnastics school Syline Gymnastics for 17 years after her 1985 retirement.

Family Life

She married her husband Tom in 1995. She passed away in February 2021. 

Associated With

She was trained alongsideMary Lou Retton under the tutelage of Bela Karolyi.