Larissa Fontaine

1994 Team World Championships Silver Medalist
1994 World Championships Team Member

Hometown: Deerfield, Ill.
Residence: Silver Spring, Md.
Birth Date/Place: December 15, 1977/Chicago, Ill.
Club: Hill's Angels
Coach: Kelli Hill
College: Stanford University
Years on Senior National Team: 6 (1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95-unranked, 1995-96-unranked, 1996-97)
Years on Junior National Team: 1 (1990-91)
Began Gymnastics: 1982

International Competition

• 1994 Team World Championships, Dortmund, Germany: 2nd-Team
• 1994 Budget Rent a Car Invitational: USA vs. Romania, Worcester, Mass.; 2nd-Team & AA(t)
• 1994 Arthur Gander Memorial, Chiasso, Switzerland; 4th-V & FX, 2nd-UB, 3rd-BB
• 1994 World Gymnastics Championships, Brisbane, Australia; 17th-AA
• 1994 McDonald's American Cup, Orlando, Fla.; 7th-AA
• 1993 Nikon International, Sydney, Australia; 9th-AA, 1st-V, 2nd(t)-UB
• 1992 Anne Dupuch Competition, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa; 1st-AA, 2nd-V & UB (injured-did not finish beam and floor event finals)
• 1992 Brazil, Rio De Janeiro; 3rd-FX
• 1991 Quad Team competition (Canada, France, Romania, United States), Nimes, France
• 1990 International Championships of Hungary, Budapest, Hungary; 6th(t)-AA, 2nd-UB, 6th-V & FX

National Competition

• 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics, Boston, Mass.; 11th-AA
• 1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 12-AA(t)
• 1996 U.S. Classic, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 9th-AA, 5th-V, 6th-UB, 9th-BB,
• 1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; (scratched after compulsories due to an injury)
• 1994 NationsBank World Team Trials, Richmond, Va.; 6th-AA
• 1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; injured-did not complete competition
• 1994 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Orlando, Fla.; 3rd-AA
• 1993 Coca-Cola National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 6th-AA, 4th-UB, 5th-BB
• 1993 U.S. Classic, Austin, Texas; 5th(t)-AA
• 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, San Antonio, Texas; 4th-AA, 6th-UB
• 1992 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Columbus, Ohio; 17th-AA
• 1991 American Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah; 3rd-AA, 1st-BB, 6th-UB, 7th-FX
• 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival, Los Angeles, Calif.; 10th-AA, 5th-BB
• 1991 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 20th-AA
• 1990 American Classic, Tempe, Ariz.; 9th-AA
• 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival, Minneapolis, Minn.; 9th(t)-AA, 1st-BB, 2nd-UB
• 1990 U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Denver, Colo.; 2nd-AA (junior division)
• 1990 U.S. Classic, Saginaw, Mich.; 1st-AA & UB & BB, 2nd-FX (junior division)
• 1989 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas; 8th-AA, 6th-UB (junior division)
• 1989 American Classic, Oakland, Calif.; 16th-AA, 3rd-UB, 6th-FX (junior division)

updated: 01 Jul 1996