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Mellissa Dzinzi

The Leeds dance school founder who made history as the first black gymnast to represent Great Britain

This is the director of a Leeds dance school, dubbed the Black Tulip, who made history by becoming the first black gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games for Great Britain.

Kathy Williams was the first black gymnast to be selected for and compete at an Olympic Games for Great Britain in 1984 when she took to the competition floor in Los Angeles.

She was due to perform in the Moscow Games four years earlier but had to withdraw due to an injury leading her “gutted”.

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