Gabriela Drăgoi (born August 28, 1992, in Buzău, Romania) is a

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.NBC Olympics Bios
Gabriela Drăgoi She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a European gold medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medalist on balance beam.

Early gymnastics career

Drăgoi began gymnastics at the age of four at CSS Buzău, training under Costică Cliniciu and 1976 Olympic silver medalist Gabriela Trușcă (now Gabriela Robu). Gabi Drăgoi, the pride of Buzău, (translation of Romanian article) In 2007, she placed fourth in the all-around at the 7th Lugano International TrophyGymnastics Results
7th Lugano Trophy 2007 and eighth all-around, sixth on vault, eighth on uneven bars and fourth on floor at the 27th International Junior Competition in

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Senior career

2008 and the Olympic Games

Drăgoi's first major international competition was the 2008 European Championships, where she competed in the team finals after Cerasela Pătraşcu injured her foot during qualifications.International Gymnast Magazine
Romanians lead European Championships qualifications, April 3, 2008 Drăgoi helped the Romanian team win the gold medal by competing on vault (14.225) and uneven bars (14.600).
2008 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships; Official Results At the 2008 Romanian Nationals, Drăgoi placed first on beam, ahead of the more experienced

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2008 Romanian Nationals and was selected—along with Nistor,

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. At the Olympics, Drăgoi helped Romania qualify in fourth place to the team finals by competing on uneven bars (14.225), beam (15.450), and floor (14.250). Her score on floor was the lowest among her teammates and was not counted. However, her score on beam was the highest, and she qualified to the beam final in seventh place.Results Beijing
Women’s Qualification In the team final, she helped Romania win the bronze medal by competing on the uneven bars (14.425).

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Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics; Women’s team final Individually, she placed fifth in the beam final with a score of 15.625.

Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics; Women’s balance beam

2009

Struggling with health problems, Drăgoi was not at her full physical potential at the 2009 European Championships.International Gymnast Magazine
Romanians confident of medals in Milan, Amanda Turner, March 26, 2009 However, she qualified to the beam finals in sixth place and was ninth on uneven bars.International Gymnast Magazine
Semyonova leads European qualifications, Amanda Turner, April 2, 2009 She won bronze in the beam finals behind her teammate Tămârjan and Ukrainian Yana Demyanchuk.International Gymnast Magazine
France, Britain, double winners in Milan, Amanda Turner, April 5, 2009 In May, she competed at the Glasgow Grand Prix, where she won the bronze on balance beam and placed fifth on uneven bars and sixth on floor.
2009 Glasgow Grand Prix Later that year, she replaced an injured Izbaşa at the

2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 Arena in London from 12 to 18 October 2009. Similar to the 2005 World Championships, there were no team competitions. Individual all-around and event finals were contested. C ...

.International Gymnast Magazine
Izbasa Out of Worlds with Torn Achilles' Tendon, September 18, 2009, by Dwight Normile There, she placed 11th and 17th in the uneven bars and beam qualifications, respectively.
2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

2010

In January 2010, Drăgoi underwent surgery for a torn tibia. English translation of articles appeared in Prosport (Romanian) She made a comeback in August at a friendly meet in Great Britain, where she placed first with the team and fourth on uneven bars.Romanian Gymnastics Federation
Ipswich Competition Results Later that year, she was selected to the Romanian team for the 2010 World Championships. She placed fourth with the team at Worlds.International Gymnast Magazine
Schedule, start lists and results, October, 2010

References

External links

Official website
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Gabriela Drăgoi Unofficial Fan Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dragoi, Gabriela 1992 births Sportspeople from Buzău Living people Romanian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania European champions in gymnastics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Romanian sportswomen