Lynn Conkwright

Lynn Conkwright (30 May 1954 to 14 June 2017) was an American professional female bodybuilder, born in Norfolk, Virginia. She trained for eight years in gymnastics and won the Virginia State Gymnastics Championships before taking up weight training to improve her gymnastics. Although only five feet tall and just over 100 pounds, she was one of the top professional competitors of the early 1980s and became known for her flexibility during her posing performances. Her greatest success was winning the 1981 Pro World Championship, and she also won the couples competition with Chris Dickerson at that contest. She competed in the first six Ms. Olympia contests, finishing third twice. ABC chose her to represent women's bodybuilding in the 1982 Superstars competition, where she placed tenth of twelve. After retiring in 1988 she became the first United States Sports Academy student certified as a bodybuilding coach, later worked for Weider Athlete Promotions and was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2003.