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The Romania women's national artistic gymnastics team represents
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
in
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international competitions.


History

Romania won team competition bronze medals at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. They found major success in women's gymnastics starting in 1976. At that year's Olympics,
Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...
made history, leading Romania to the team silver medal, winning the individual all-around gold medal, and becoming the first woman to score a perfect 10. She scored seven 10s during the Games and subsequently became the most famous gymnast in the world. Romania built on that and for years was the second-best country in women's gymnastics, after the Soviet Union. With Comăneci, they also won the gold medal at the 1979 World Championships and the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the mid to late-1980s, the team was led by future Hall of Famers
Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics in three individual events ...
and Daniela Silivaș. They won gold at the 1984 Olympics and silver at the 1988 Olympics. Romania then had their greatest period of success in the 1990s. The team featured three Hall of Famers during that decade:
Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
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Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
, and
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
. They won silver at the 1992 Olympics, bronze at the 1996 Olympics, and gold at the 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1999 World Championships. In 2000, they won their second Olympic team gold medal, and Amânar won the individual all-around title. Romania continued their success into the 2000s and won another Olympic gold in 2004. However, since then, they have not finished higher than third at the Olympics or Worlds. Their run as one of the sport's top countries ended when they did not qualify for the 2016 Olympics team competition.


Overview

At the
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
, Romania has competed in the women's artistic gymnastics team competition 15 times. The team has won 12 medals, including gold medals in 1984, 2000, and 2004."Romania Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results"
sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Romania has also won the women's team competition seven times at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the International Gymnastics Federation, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held ...
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Current senior roster


Team competition results


Olympic Games

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
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1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
— 9th place *: Elisabeta Abrudeanu,
Teofila Băiașu Teofila Băiașu (born 25 July 1927) is a Romanian gymnastics, gymnast. She competed in Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She also participated in the 1954 World Artistic Gymnas ...
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Helga Bîrsan Helga Bîrsan (29 June 1928 – April 2004) was a Romanian gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsink ...
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Olga Göllner Olga Göllner (born 8 November 1930 – 12 November 2017) was a Romanian gymnastics, gymnast. She competed in Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Ileana Gyarfaș Ileana Gyarfaș (born 8 January 1932) is a Romanian gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, ...
, Olga Munteanu, Stela Perin, Eveline Slavici *
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
— bronze medal *:
Georgeta Hurmuzachi Georgeta Hurmuzachi-Dumitrescu (born 23 January 1936) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1956 Olympic Games.Sonia Iovan,
Elena Leușteanu Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five ...
, Elena Mărgărit,
Elena Săcălici Elena (Ileana) Săcălici-Petroşanu (18 July 1935 – 1 October 1959) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1956 Olympic Games. She was a member of the team that won the first team Olympic medal (1956)Wikipedia Lis ...
, Emilia Vătășoiu *
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
— bronze medal *: Atanasia Ionescu, Sonia Iovan,
Elena Leușteanu Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five ...
, Elena Mărgărit,
Uta Poreceanu Uta Poreceanu-Schlandt (13 November 1936 – 27 January 2018) was a Romanian artistic gymnast. Born in Braşov, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast E ...
, Emilia Vătășoiu *
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
— 6th place *: Elena Ceampelea,
Cristina Doboșan Cristina Doboșan (born 22 May 1943) is a Romanian gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 Octob ...
, Atanasia Ionescu, Sonia Iovan,
Elena Leușteanu Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five ...
, Emilia Vătășoiu *
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
— 6th place *: Elena Ceampelea, Alina Goreac,
Anca Grigoraș Anca Gabriela Grigoraș (later Mihăilescu, born 8 November 1957) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who won team silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and the 1978 World Championships. Individually, she was a European bronze medalist on bala ...
, Paula Ioan, Marcela Păunescu, Elisabeta Turcu *
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
— silver medal *:
Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...
, Mariana Constantin,
Georgeta Gabor Georgeta Gabor (born 10 January 1962, Onesti, Bacau county) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is gover ...
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Anca Grigoraș Anca Gabriela Grigoraș (later Mihăilescu, born 8 November 1957) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who won team silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and the 1978 World Championships. Individually, she was a European bronze medalist on bala ...
, Gabriela Trușcă,
Teodora Ungureanu Teodora Ungureanu (born 13 November 1960) is a Romanian former gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympic medalist (two silver and one bronze) and a world championships silver medalist. After retiring from gymn ...
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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
— silver medal *:
Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...
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Rodica Dunca Rodica Dunca (later ''Kőszegi'', born 16 May 1965) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by t ...
, Emilia Eberle,
Cristina Elena Grigoraș Cristina Elena Grigoraş (born 11 February 1966) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team (gold in 1984 and silver in 1980). Individually, she won four medals (vault, all-around, uneven bars and fl ...
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Melita Ruhn Melita Ruhn (later Fleischer, born 19 April 1965) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She belongs to the German minority in Romania. She won three Olympic medals (team, vault, uneven bars) ...
, Dumitrița Turner *
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
— gold medal *:
Lavinia Agache Lavinia Agache (later Carney; born 11 February 1968) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She won 10 medals at major international events, including a team gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and three silver medals at the 1983 World Championships ...
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Laura Cutina Laura Cutina (born 13 September 1968) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédératio ...
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Cristina Elena Grigoraș Cristina Elena Grigoraş (born 11 February 1966) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team (gold in 1984 and silver in 1980). Individually, she won four medals (vault, all-around, uneven bars and fl ...
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Simona Păucă Simona Păuca (born 19 September 1969) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is ...
, Mihaela Stănuleț,
Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics in three individual events ...
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1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
— silver medal *:
Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre (born 16 November 1972) is a former artistic gymnast and the 1987 world all-around champion. She is the 1987 world champion on the balance beam and the bronze medalist on the vault and floor exercise, as well, and scored five p ...
, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Gabriela Potorac, Daniela Silivaș,
Camelia Voinea Camelia Voinea (born 1 March 1970) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1984 and 1988.1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
— silver medal *:
Cristina Bontaș Cristina Bontaş (later Tăntaru, born December 5, 1973) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993.Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
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Vanda Hădărean Vanda Maria Hădărean (born 3 May 1976 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalistWikipedia Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, ...
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Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
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Maria Neculiță Maria Neculiță (born 30 March 1974) is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1988 and 1992.
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Mirela Pașca Mirela Ana Pașca (born 19 February 1975) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed internationally between 1990 and 1992. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team. Individually, she is a world bronz ...
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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
— bronze medal *:
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
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Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
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Ionela Loaieș Ionela Loaieș (born 2 February 1979 in Comănești) is a Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Féd ...
, Alexandra Marinescu,
Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
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Mirela Țugurlan Mirela Țugurlan (born September 4, 1980) is a Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération In ...
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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
— gold medal *:
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
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Loredana Boboc Loredana Boboc (born 12 May 1984 in Bucharest, Romania)Andreea Isărescu Florenţa Andreea Isărescu (born 3 July 1984) is a Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédératio ...
, Maria Olaru, Claudia Presăcan,
Andreea Răducan Andreea Mădălina Răducan (; born 30September 1983) is a Romanian sports announcer, journalist, and retired gymnast. Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian junior national facility by the age of ...
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
— gold medal *:
Oana Ban Oana Mihaela Ban (born 11 January 1986 in Cluj-Napoca) is a retired Romanian people, Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic gold medalist with the team and a world silver medalist on beam and with the team. Her best events were the floor an ...
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Alexandra Eremia Alexandra Georgiana Eremia (born 19 February 1987) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast.
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Cătălina Ponor Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. She won three ...
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Monica Roșu Monica Roşu (born 11 May 1987) is a former artistic gymnast from Romania. During her career, she won two Olympic gold medals (team and vault), a silver medal with the Romanian team at world championships, and two gold medals at the European Ch ...
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Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie Nicoleta Daniela "Dana" Șofronie (born 12 February 1988 in Constanța, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic and European gold medalist with the team, as well as the silver medalist on floor exercise at the 2004 Summer Ol ...
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Silvia Stroescu Silvia Alexandra Stroescu (born 8 May 1985 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic, world, and European gold medalist with the team. Early life and career She was one of the most successful junior gymna ...
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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
— bronze medal *:
Andreea Acatrinei Andreea Roxana Acatrinei (born 7 April 1992) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal with the Romanian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officiall ...
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Gabriela Drăgoi Gabriela Drăgoi (born August 28, 1992, in Buzău, Buzău, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast.NB ...
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Andreea Grigore Andreea Florentina Grigore (born 11 April 1991) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal with Romania in the team event. Additionally, she won a team bronze medal at the 2007 World C ...
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Sandra Izbașa Sandra Raluca Izbașa (; born 18 June 1990) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania. She is a double Olympic champion, having won the floor event at the 2008 Olympics and vault at the 2012 Olympics. She is also a winner of two Olympic bronz ...
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Steliana Nistor Steliana Nistor (born 15 September 1989) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She was a key member of the Romanian team between 2006 and 2008, where she helped the Romania win team bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Oly ...
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Anamaria Tămârjan Anamaria "Ana" Tămârjan (also spelled Tămîrjan, born 8 May 1991) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a bronze Olympic medalist and a gold European medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European silver medalist on balance beam and ...
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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
— bronze medal *:
Diana Bulimar Diana Laura Bulimar (; born 22 August 1995) is a Romanian artistic gymnast and a 2-time European Champion with Romania. She was part of the Romanian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics that won the bronze medal. Junior career 2010 In April, Bul ...
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Diana Chelaru Diana Maria Chelaru (; born 15 August 1993) is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early gymnastics career Chelaru started to train for gymnastics at CSS Oneşti Club with coaches Elena Dragomir, Octavian Teod ...
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Larisa Iordache Larisa Andreea Iordache (; born 19 June 1996) is a Romanians, Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Romania at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal with the team, a ...
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Sandra Izbașa Sandra Raluca Izbașa (; born 18 June 1990) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania. She is a double Olympic champion, having won the floor event at the 2008 Olympics and vault at the 2012 Olympics. She is also a winner of two Olympic bronz ...
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Cătălina Ponor Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. She won three ...
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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
— did not participate *
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
– 7th place *:
Ana Bărbosu Ana Maria Bărbosu (born 26 July 2006) is a Romanian artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She won the bronze medal in the Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's floor, floor exercise at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She is also ...
, Lilia Cosman,
Amalia Ghigoarță Amalia Alexandra Ghigoarță (born 28 January 2007) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2022 Junior European Championships team an ...
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Andreea Preda Andreea Preda (born 23 May 2006) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2020 Junior European team champion and balance beam bronze medalist. Career Espoir Preda competed at the 2017 ...
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Sabrina Voinea Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (born 4 June 2007) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 European balance beam and floor exercise silver medalist and the 2023 European floor exercise bronze medalist. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer ...


World Championships

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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
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1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
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1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
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1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
— 4th place *:
Teofila Băiașu Teofila Băiașu (born 25 July 1927) is a Romanian gymnastics, gymnast. She competed in Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She also participated in the 1954 World Artistic Gymnas ...
, Elena Mărgărit,
Ileana Gyarfaș Ileana Gyarfaș (born 8 January 1932) is a Romanian gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, ...
, Agneta Hofman,
Elena Leușteanu Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five ...
, Eveline Slavici, Anita Țicu, Emilia Vătășoiu *
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
— bronze medal *: Elena Mărgărit, Atanasia Ionescu, Sonia Iovan,
Elena Săcălici Elena (Ileana) Săcălici-Petroşanu (18 July 1935 – 1 October 1959) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1956 Olympic Games. She was a member of the team that won the first team Olympic medal (1956)Wikipedia Lis ...
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Elena Leușteanu Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five ...
, Emilia Vătășoiu *
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
— 9th place *: Mariana Ilie, Sonia Iovan, Anna Margineanu, Elena Mărgărit, Emilia Vătășoiu, Atanasia Zimresteanu *
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
— did not participate *
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
— 5th place *: Rodica Apateanu, Elena Ceampelea, Alina Goreac, Paula Ioan, Olga Stefan, Elisabeta Turcu *
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
— 4th place *: Elena Ceampelea, Alina Goreac,
Anca Grigoraș Anca Gabriela Grigoraș (later Mihăilescu, born 8 November 1957) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who won team silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and the 1978 World Championships. Individually, she was a European bronze medalist on bala ...
, Paula Ioan, Aurelia Dobre, Rodica Sabău *
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
— silver medal *:
Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...
, Emilia Eberle,
Anca Grigoraș Anca Gabriela Grigoraș (later Mihăilescu, born 8 November 1957) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who won team silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and the 1978 World Championships. Individually, she was a European bronze medalist on bala ...
, Marilena Neacșu,
Teodora Ungureanu Teodora Ungureanu (born 13 November 1960) is a Romanian former gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympic medalist (two silver and one bronze) and a world championships silver medalist. After retiring from gymn ...
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Marilena Vlădărău Marilena Vlădărău (born 16 August 1963) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. In 1979, she was a member of the first Romanian team to win gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She had previously won the silver medal with the Ro ...
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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
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Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...
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Rodica Dunca Rodica Dunca (later ''Kőszegi'', born 16 May 1965) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by t ...
, Emilia Eberle,
Melita Ruhn Melita Ruhn (later Fleischer, born 19 April 1965) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She belongs to the German minority in Romania. She won three Olympic medals (team, vault, uneven bars) ...
, Dumitrița Turner,
Marilena Vlădărău Marilena Vlădărău (born 16 August 1963) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. In 1979, she was a member of the first Romanian team to win gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She had previously won the silver medal with the Ro ...
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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
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Lavinia Agache Lavinia Agache (later Carney; born 11 February 1968) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She won 10 medals at major international events, including a team gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and three silver medals at the 1983 World Championships ...
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Rodica Dunca Rodica Dunca (later ''Kőszegi'', born 16 May 1965) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by t ...
, Emilia Eberle,
Cristina Elena Grigoraș Cristina Elena Grigoraş (born 11 February 1966) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team (gold in 1984 and silver in 1980). Individually, she won four medals (vault, all-around, uneven bars and fl ...
, Mihaela Stănuleț, Dumitrița Turner *
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
— silver medal *:
Lavinia Agache Lavinia Agache (later Carney; born 11 February 1968) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She won 10 medals at major international events, including a team gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and three silver medals at the 1983 World Championships ...
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Mirela Barbălată Mirela Barbălată (-Hübner) (born October 23, 1967)
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Laura Cutina Laura Cutina (born 13 September 1968) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédératio ...
, Simona Renciu, Mihaela Stănuleț,
Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics in three individual events ...
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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
— silver medal *:
Laura Cutina Laura Cutina (born 13 September 1968) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédératio ...
, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Daniela Silivaș,
Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics in three individual events ...
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Camelia Voinea Camelia Voinea (born 1 March 1970) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1984 and 1988.1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
— gold medal *:
Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre (born 16 November 1972) is a former artistic gymnast and the 1987 world all-around champion. She is the 1987 world champion on the balance beam and the bronze medalist on the vault and floor exercise, as well, and scored five p ...
, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Daniela Silivaș,
Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics in three individual events ...
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Camelia Voinea Camelia Voinea (born 1 March 1970) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1984 and 1988.1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
— silver medal *:
Cristina Bontaș Cristina Bontaş (later Tăntaru, born December 5, 1973) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993.Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre (born 16 November 1972) is a former artistic gymnast and the 1987 world all-around champion. She is the 1987 world champion on the balance beam and the bronze medalist on the vault and floor exercise, as well, and scored five p ...
, Lăcrămioara Filip,
Eugenia Popa Eugenia Popa (born 10 September 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Gymnastic ...
, Gabriela Potorac, Daniela Silivaș *
1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
— bronze medal *:
Cristina Bontaș Cristina Bontaş (later Tăntaru, born December 5, 1973) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993.Vanda Hădărean Vanda Maria Hădărean (born 3 May 1976 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalistWikipedia Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, ...
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Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
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Maria Neculiță Maria Neculiță (born 30 March 1974) is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1988 and 1992.
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Mirela Pașca Mirela Ana Pașca (born 19 February 1975) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed internationally between 1990 and 1992. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team. Individually, she is a world bronz ...
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Eugenia Popa Eugenia Popa (born 10 September 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Gymnastic ...
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
— gold medal *:
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
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Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
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Nadia Hațegan Nadia Hațegan (born 13 August 1979 in Mediaş, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governe ...
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Ionela Loaieș Ionela Loaieș (born 2 February 1979 in Comănești) is a Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Féd ...
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Daniela Mărănducă Daniela Mărănducă Nicolai (born 17 June 1976 in Constanţa, Romania) is a retired artistic and aerobic gymnast. During her career she won nine medals at the World and European championships (six gold, two silver and one bronze). She is curren ...
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Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
, Claudia Presăcan *
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
— gold medal *:
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
, Andreea Cacovean,
Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
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Nadia Hațegan Nadia Hațegan (born 13 August 1979 in Mediaş, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governe ...
, Alexandra Marinescu,
Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
, Claudia Presăcan *
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
— gold medal *:
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
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Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
, Alexandra Marinescu, Claudia Presăcan,
Mirela Țugurlan Mirela Țugurlan (born September 4, 1980) is a Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération In ...
, Corina Ungureanu *
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
— gold medal *:
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
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Loredana Boboc Loredana Boboc (born 12 May 1984 in Bucharest, Romania)Andreea Isărescu Florenţa Andreea Isărescu (born 3 July 1984) is a Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédératio ...
, Maria Olaru,
Andreea Răducan Andreea Mădălina Răducan (; born 30September 1983) is a Romanian sports announcer, journalist, and retired gymnast. Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian junior national facility by the age of ...
, Corina Ungureanu *
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
— gold medal *:
Loredana Boboc Loredana Boboc (born 12 May 1984 in Bucharest, Romania)Sabina Cojocar Sabina Carolina Cojocar (born 23 October 1985) is a Romanian retired international elite artistic gymnast and singer. She became a world gold medalist with the Romanian women's gymnastics team in 2001 and is also a five-time medalist at the 2000 ...
, Carmen Ionescu,
Andreea Răducan Andreea Mădălina Răducan (; born 30September 1983) is a Romanian sports announcer, journalist, and retired gymnast. Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian junior national facility by the age of ...
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Silvia Stroescu Silvia Alexandra Stroescu (born 8 May 1985 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic, world, and European gold medalist with the team. Early life and career She was one of the most successful junior gymna ...
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Andreea Ulmeanu Andrea Elena Ulmeanu (born 15 May 1984) is a retired Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the ...
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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
— silver medal *:
Oana Ban Oana Mihaela Ban (born 11 January 1986 in Cluj-Napoca) is a retired Romanian people, Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic gold medalist with the team and a world silver medalist on beam and with the team. Her best events were the floor an ...
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Alexandra Eremia Alexandra Georgiana Eremia (born 19 February 1987) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast.
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Florica Leonida Florica (Floarea) Leonida (born 13 January 1987 in Bucharest, RomaniaGymbox
Floarea Leonida) is a retired
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Andreea Munteanu Andreea Eugenia Munteanu (; born 29 May 1998) is a Romanian retired Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is a two-time European champion, with a team title in 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2014 and a balance bea ...
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Cătălina Ponor Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. She won three ...
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Monica Roșu Monica Roşu (born 11 May 1987) is a former artistic gymnast from Romania. During her career, she won two Olympic gold medals (team and vault), a silver medal with the Romanian team at world championships, and two gold medals at the European Ch ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
— 4th place *: Elena Chiric,
Daniela Druncea Daniela Druncea (born 2 November 1990) is a Romanian rowing coxswain and retired artistic gymnast. As a gymnast, she is a world bronze medalist with the team and was an alternate to the 2008 Romanian Olympic team. As a rower, she won a bronze me ...
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Sandra Izbașa Sandra Raluca Izbașa (; born 18 June 1990) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania. She is a double Olympic champion, having won the floor event at the 2008 Olympics and vault at the 2012 Olympics. She is also a winner of two Olympic bronz ...
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Florica Leonida Florica (Floarea) Leonida (born 13 January 1987 in Bucharest, RomaniaGymbox
Floarea Leonida) is a retired
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Steliana Nistor Steliana Nistor (born 15 September 1989) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She was a key member of the Romanian team between 2006 and 2008, where she helped the Romania win team bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Oly ...
, Loredana Sucar *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
— bronze medal *:
Daniela Druncea Daniela Druncea (born 2 November 1990) is a Romanian rowing coxswain and retired artistic gymnast. As a gymnast, she is a world bronze medalist with the team and was an alternate to the 2008 Romanian Olympic team. As a rower, she won a bronze me ...
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Andreea Grigore Andreea Florentina Grigore (born 11 April 1991) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal with Romania in the team event. Additionally, she won a team bronze medal at the 2007 World C ...
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Sandra Izbașa Sandra Raluca Izbașa (; born 18 June 1990) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania. She is a double Olympic champion, having won the floor event at the 2008 Olympics and vault at the 2012 Olympics. She is also a winner of two Olympic bronz ...
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Steliana Nistor Steliana Nistor (born 15 September 1989) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She was a key member of the Romanian team between 2006 and 2008, where she helped the Romania win team bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Oly ...
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Cerasela Pătrașcu Cerasela Pătrașcu (born 23 December 1992 in Balș, Olt County, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a bronze world medalist and a gold European medalist with the team. Early life and gymnastic career Cerasela was a member of the nat ...
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Cătălina Ponor Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. She won three ...
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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
— 4th place *:
Diana Chelaru Diana Maria Chelaru (; born 15 August 1993) is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early gymnastics career Chelaru started to train for gymnastics at CSS Oneşti Club with coaches Elena Dragomir, Octavian Teod ...
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Gabriela Drăgoi Gabriela Drăgoi (born August 28, 1992, in Buzău, Buzău, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast.NB ...
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Raluca Haidu Raluca Haidu (born 20 November 1994 in Petroşani, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European gold (2012) and bronze (2010) medallist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medallist on beam.
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Sandra Izbașa Sandra Raluca Izbașa (; born 18 June 1990) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania. She is a double Olympic champion, having won the floor event at the 2008 Olympics and vault at the 2012 Olympics. She is also a winner of two Olympic bronz ...
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Ana Porgras Ana Porgras (born 18 December 1993) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She won the balance beam gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam and the uneven bars bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships. Porgras was consider ...
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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
— 4th place *:
Diana Bulimar Diana Laura Bulimar (; born 22 August 1995) is a Romanian artistic gymnast and a 2-time European Champion with Romania. She was part of the Romanian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics that won the bronze medal. Junior career 2010 In April, Bul ...
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Diana Chelaru Diana Maria Chelaru (; born 15 August 1993) is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early gymnastics career Chelaru started to train for gymnastics at CSS Oneşti Club with coaches Elena Dragomir, Octavian Teod ...
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Raluca Haidu Raluca Haidu (born 20 November 1994 in Petroşani, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European gold (2012) and bronze (2010) medallist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medallist on beam.
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Cătălina Ponor Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. She won three ...
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Ana Porgras Ana Porgras (born 18 December 1993) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She won the balance beam gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam and the uneven bars bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships. Porgras was consider ...
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Amelia Racea Elena Amelia Racea (born 29 August 1994 in Tîrgu Jiu, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European champion on balance beam and a European all around and team bronze medalist. Early gymnastics career Racea started gymnastics at ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
— 4th place *:
Larisa Iordache Larisa Andreea Iordache (; born 19 June 1996) is a Romanians, Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Romania at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal with the team, a ...
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Andreea Munteanu Andreea Eugenia Munteanu (; born 29 May 1998) is a Romanian retired Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is a two-time European champion, with a team title in 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2014 and a balance bea ...
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Anamaria Ocolișan Anamaria Ocolișan (born 10 December 1997) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She was part of her country's team at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, competing in the team event where Romania placed fourth. Senior career 2014 O ...
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Ștefania Stănilă Alina Ștefania Stănilă (born 27 December 1997) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the ...
, Paula Tudorache,
Silvia Zarzu Silvia Andreea Zarzu (born 16 December 1998) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Romanian team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2014 European Championships and placed fourth at the 2014 World Championshi ...
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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
— 13th place *:
Diana Bulimar Diana Laura Bulimar (; born 22 August 1995) is a Romanian artistic gymnast and a 2-time European Champion with Romania. She was part of the Romanian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics that won the bronze medal. Junior career 2010 In April, Bul ...
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Larisa Iordache Larisa Andreea Iordache (; born 19 June 1996) is a Romanians, Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Romania at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal with the team, a ...
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Andreea Iridon Andreea Maria Iridon (born 23 November 1999 in Tilișca) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast. She won a silver on balance beam and a bronze on uneven bars at the 2015 European Games. At the 2014 Junior European Championships Iridon won silver ...
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Laura Jurca Laura Jurca (born 14 September 1999, in Munich) is a Romanians, Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast and a member of Romania's women's artistic gymnastics team. She is the 2014 European junior all-around silver medalist. She also repre ...
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Silvia Zarzu Silvia Andreea Zarzu (born 16 December 1998) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Romanian team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2014 European Championships and placed fourth at the 2014 World Championshi ...
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
— 13th place *:
Ioana Crișan Ioana Crișan (born ) is a Romanian female artistic gymnast. At the 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Women's Gymnastics Championships are an artistic championships for female gymnasts from European countries ...
, Carmen Ghiciuc,
Denisa Golgotă Denisa Golgotă (born 8 March 2002) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won two medals at the 2018 European Championships – a silver on floor exercise and a bronze on vault. Personal life Denisa Golgotă was born on 8 March 2002 in Alimpeșt ...
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Maria Holbură Maria Larisa Holbură (born 16 September 2000) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2018 and 2019 World Artistic Gy ...
, Nica Ivănuș *
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
— 22nd place *:
Ioana Crișan Ioana Crișan (born ) is a Romanian female artistic gymnast. At the 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Women's Gymnastics Championships are an artistic championships for female gymnasts from European countries ...
, Carmen Ghiciuc,
Denisa Golgotă Denisa Golgotă (born 8 March 2002) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won two medals at the 2018 European Championships – a silver on floor exercise and a bronze on vault. Personal life Denisa Golgotă was born on 8 March 2002 in Alimpeșt ...
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Maria Holbură Maria Larisa Holbură (born 16 September 2000) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2018 and 2019 World Artistic Gy ...
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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
- 10th place *:
Ana Bărbosu Ana Maria Bărbosu (born 26 July 2006) is a Romanian artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She won the bronze medal in the Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's floor, floor exercise at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She is also ...
, Lilia Cosman,
Amalia Ghigoarță Amalia Alexandra Ghigoarță (born 28 January 2007) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2022 Junior European Championships team an ...
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Andreea Preda Andreea Preda (born 23 May 2006) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2020 Junior European team champion and balance beam bronze medalist. Career Espoir Preda competed at the 2017 ...
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Sabrina Voinea Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (born 4 June 2007) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 European balance beam and floor exercise silver medalist and the 2023 European floor exercise bronze medalist. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer ...


Junior World Championships

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
— 4th place *:
Antonia Duță Irina Antonia Duţă (born 8 October 2004) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the Romanian teams who competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships and who won silver at the 2020 European Championships. Junior career ...
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Silviana Sfiringu Silviana-Maria Sfiringu-Gheorghe (born 1 September 2004 in Medgidia, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. During her junior career Sfiringu won the Romanian Junior Championships 3 times (2017, 2018 and 2019). She is a two-time senior nation ...
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Ioana Stănciulescu Ioana Andreea Stănciulescu (born 18 February 2004) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She competed as a junior from 2017 to 2019. Stănciulescu won the floor exercise at the 2018 European Championships. She was the 2019 European Youth Olympic Fest ...
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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
- 8th place *: Gabriela Vanoaga, Crina Tudor, Anamaria Mihaescu


Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Romanian female artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
and the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the International Gymnastics Federation, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held ...
combined.


Hall of Famers

Nine national team gymnasts and two national team coaches have been inducted into the
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the world's greatest competitors, coaches and authorities in artistic gymnastics. The early IG ...
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Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...
– 1993 *
Béla Károlyi Béla Károlyi (; September 13, 1942 – November 15, 2024) was a Romanian and American gymnastics coach of Hungarian origin. Early in his coaching career he developed the Romanian centralized training system for gymnastics. One of his earlies ...
(coach) – 1997 *
Ecaterina Szabo Ecaterina Szabo (, ; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympics in three individual events ...
– 2000 *
Teodora Ungureanu Teodora Ungureanu (born 13 November 1960) is a Romanian former gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympic medalist (two silver and one bronze) and a world championships silver medalist. After retiring from gymn ...
– 2001 * Daniela Silivaș – 2002 *
Simona Amânar Simona Amânar (; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world te ...
– 2007 *
Octavian Bellu Octavian Ioan Atanase Bellu (; born 17 February 1951) is the current head of the Romanian national women's artistic gymnastics team. He was the main coach, with interruptions, from 1990 to 2005Lavinia Miloșovici Lavinia Corina Miloșovici (, born 21 October 1976) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.Jane Perlez (13 July 1995"Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight" ''New York Times'' Also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, Miloșovici is considere ...
– 2011 *
Gina Gogean Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north ...
– 2013 *
Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre (born 16 November 1972) is a former artistic gymnast and the 1987 world all-around champion. She is the 1987 world champion on the balance beam and the bronze medalist on the vault and floor exercise, as well, and scored five p ...
– 2016 *
Andreea Răducan Andreea Mădălina Răducan (; born 30September 1983) is a Romanian sports announcer, journalist, and retired gymnast. Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian junior national facility by the age of ...
– 2018 *
Cătălina Ponor Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016. She won three ...
– 2022


See also

* Gymnastics elements named after Romanian gymnasts * List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Romania


References

{{Authority control Gymnastics in Romania National women's artistic gymnastics teams Women's national sports teams of Romania