PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Date of birth: November 12th, 1961
- Place of birth: Onesti, Romania
- Listed height: 1.63 m.
- Listed weight: kgs.
- Her nickname is Nana.
- Studied at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania.
- Started practicing gimnastics when she was 6 years old.
- Won her first international tournament when she was 10 years old.
- She retired May 7, 1984.
CAREER AWARDS
- 5 x Olympic Gold medals (1976, 1980)
- 3 x Olympic Silver medals (1976, 1980)
- 1 x Olympic Bronze medal (1980)
- 2 x Gold Medal World Championship (1978, 1979)
- 2 x Silver Medal World Champìonship (1978)
- 9 x Gold Medal European Championship (1975, 1977, 1979)
- 2 x Silver Medal European Champioship (1975, 1977)
- 1 x Bronze Medal european Championship (1979)
- 2 x Gold Medal World Cup
- 1 x Silver Medal World Cup
- 5 x Gold Medal Summer Universiade (1981)
OTHER AWARDS
- 1975 and 1976: The United Press International Athlete of the Year Award
- 1976: Hero of Socialist Labour
- 1976: Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- 1976: BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- 1983: The Olympic Order
- 1990: International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame
- 1993: International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- 1998: Marca Leyenda
- 1998: Flo Hyman Award
- 2004: The Olympic Order
- 2016: 2016 Great Immigrant Honoree: Carnegie Corporation of New York
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