Simona Păuca (born 19 September 1969) is a retired

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n artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with a difficult and innovative routine; she also won a team gold medal and a bronze medal all-around. After retiring from competitions she worked as a youth coach at her native club Dinamo București.

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* 1969 births Living people Romanian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian women People from Azuga {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub