Annaliese Dragan

Annaliese Dragan
Annaliese Dragan
	Dragan in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Annaliese Dragan
Country represented	Romania
Former countries represented	United States
Born	September 15, 2005 (age 19); Orange County, United States
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior Elite
Years on national team	2020–present
Club	Sportul Studentesc Bucuresti
Head coach(es)	Irina Deleanu

Last updated October 16, 2024

Annaliese Dragan (born September 15, 2005) is a Romanian-American rhythmic gymnast.^[2] Along with teammate Andreea Verdes, she was the first Romanian gymnast in 26 years to qualify for the apparatus finals at the World Championships in 2022. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the rhythmic individual all-around.

Personal life

Dragan trains at her mother's gym in Irvine, California and has also lived and trained in Romania since she was 13.^[3]^[4]^[5] Her younger sister Christina Dragan is also a rhythmic gymnast.^[3]

Career

Junior

Dragan was named to the USA Gymnastics National Team of 2018-2019.^[6]

In 2019, she changed nationality and began competing for the Romanian Federation.^[7] Her first international competition for Romania was the 2020 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine. She was 9th in the all-around and qualified for the rope, clubs and ribbon finals.^[8]

Senior

Dragan competed with clubs and ribbon at the 2021 Pesaro World Cup. She also competed at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca, where she placed 8th in the hoop final. In June she was part of the team that competed at the European Championship in Varna, Bulgaria with teammates Andreea Verdes and Denisa Mailat.^[9] Later in the year, she was also selected for the World Championship in Kitakyushu, Japan, where she ended in 22nd place in the all-around qualification and failed to advance to the final.

In 2022, Dragan became Romania's second gymnast and inaugurated her season with the World Cup in Palaio Faliro, where she qualified for the hoop and clubs final. She then competed at the World Cup stage in Sofia. She was again selected again for the 2022 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel, together with Verdes for the senior team and Amalia Lică and Dragan's sister Christina for the junior team. She placed 20th in the all-around final.

In September, she competed at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She placed 12th in the all-around qualifications and qualified to the final, where she ended in 18th place because of mistakes with clubs. Dragan qualified to three apparatus finals, placing 8th in ball, 7th in clubs and 6th in ribbon.^[10]

At the World Championships in 2023, she competed with pain in her left ankle, an issue that had been bothering her for several years. She qualified for the all-around final in 17th place. This earned Romania a spot at the 2024 Olympic Games, the first since Ana Luiza Filiorianu in 2016.^[11]^[12] Dragan described seeing her scores as "the best moment of my life".^[3] She later returned to the United States to receive surgery and rehabilitation for her ankle.^[13]

In 2024, Dragan competed at the World Cup stage in Sofia, where she finished in 21st in the all-around. At the 2024 European Championships, she qualified for the all-around final and came in 21st place.^[14]

In August, Dragan competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She finished in 21st place in the individual all-around qualifications, with her best performance coming on clubs, and did not advance to the final. Of her experience, she said, "It was very stressful and exhausting, but I felt good and I really enjoyed the experience very much."^[15]

In October, Dragan's father accused the president of the Romanian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Irina Deleanu, of abusing Dragan, her sister, and several other gymnasts through verbal abuse, comments about her weight, and over-training on injuries. He also said that Dragan often competed without her coach due to a lack of support from the federation, and that when Deleanu accompanied Dragan to the 2024 European Championships as her coach, she violated competition rules.^[13]^[16] Deleanu denied these accusations and said that Dragan's mother had been the one to make the comments about her weight, and that Dragan had pre-existing medical and congenital issues that she had been cleared to train on by doctors.^[17]

Routine music information


Year	Apparatus	Music Title
2024	Hoop	Human by Rag'n'Bone Man
	Ball	Je Me Souviens by Lara Fabian
	Clubs	Great Spirit (feat. Hilight Tribe) by Armin van Buuren and Vini Vici
	Ribbon	Royal Blood by Caleb Swift
2023	Hoop	Ehyeh by Alessandro Safina
	Ball	Domestic Pressures by Jóhann Jóhannsson
	Clubs	Great Spirit (feat. Hilight Tribe) by Armin van Buuren and Vini Vici
	Ribbon	La boda de Luis Alfonso
2022	Hoop	Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumus
	Ball	Domestic Pressures by Jóhann Jóhannsson
	Clubs	That Man by Caro Emerald
	Ribbon	La boda de Luis Alfonso
2021	Hoop	You're X-Men/End Titles by John Ottman
	Ball	The Heat by Peter Gabriel
	Clubs	That Man by Caro Emerald
	Ribbon	Grand Central by Patrick Doyle
2020	Rope	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
	Ball	Rhapsody in Rock VI by Robert Wells
	Clubs	No Hay Problema by Pink Martini
	Ribbon	Grand Central by Patrick Doyle

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References

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↑ "DRAGAN Annaliese - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
1 2 3 Berg, Tom (May 7, 2024). "Irvine gymnast bound for Summer Olympics". www.irvinestandard.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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↑ Fleşeru, Roxana (August 25, 2023). "Gimnasta de ritmică Annaliese Drăgan a devenit a șaptea componentă a delegației României pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris" [Rhythmic gymnast Annaliese Drăgan became the seventh member of the Romanian delegation for the Olympic Games in Paris]. GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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↑ Nazare, Daniel (October 11, 2024). "Irina Deleanu, acuzată că a distrus trei sportive de top din gimnastică ritmică! Și-au încheiat prematur cariera și învinuiesc comportamentul șefei de federație: „Sănătatea trebuia să fie prioritizată"" [Irina Deleanu, accused of destroying three top sports in rhythmic gymnastics! They ended their careers prematurely and blame the behavior of the federation chief: “Health had to be prioritized.”]. Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved October 15, 2024.
↑ Nazare, Daniel (October 10, 2024). "rina Deleanu, reacție după scandalul din gimnastica ritmică dezvăluit de ProSport! „E fix invers: mama ei îmi trimitea mesaje în care spunea să-i zic că arată ca o vacă". Ce mesaj a avut fosta sportivă pentru Annaliese Drăgan înainte de startul Paris 2024" [Irina Deleanu, reaction after the scandal in rhythmic gymnastics revealed by ProSport! “It’s the other way around: her mother was sending me messages saying to tell her that she looks like a cow.” What message did the former athlete have for Annaliese Dragane before the start of Paris 2024]. Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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[1] "Annaliese Dragan FIG profile". FIG.

[2] "DRAGAN Annaliese - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 Berg, Tom (May 7, 2024). "Irvine gymnast bound for Summer Olympics". www.irvinestandard.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[4] Hațieganu, Alexandru (October 27, 2023). "Annaliese Drăgan, dezvăluire plină de durere. Sacrificiul pe care îl face zi de zi românca născută în California" [Annaliese Drăgan, a painful disclosure. The sacrifice that the Romanian born in California makes every day]. Sport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[5] Fleşeru, Roxana (August 25, 2023). "Gimnasta de ritmică Annaliese Drăgan a devenit a șaptea componentă a delegației României pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris" [Rhythmic gymnast Annaliese Drăgan became the seventh member of the Romanian delegation for the Olympic Games in Paris]. GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[6] "Past Rhythmic Junior National Teams". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[7] "Official News from the Executive Committee meeting in Lausanne". FIG. July 11, 2019.

[8] "Gimnastică ritmică: Anneliese Drăgan, calificată în trei finale la Europenele de junioare de la Kiev" (in Romanian). November 27, 2020.

[9] "PARTICIPANTS – 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships" . Retrieved June 13, 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[10] "Annaliese Drăgan, pe locul 18 în finala individuală de la Campionatele Mondiale de Gimnastică Ritmică" (in Romanian). September 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[11] "2023 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.com.

[12] Roman, Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv (2018). "Annaliese Drăgan, vis împlinit - s-a calificat la Jocurile Olimpice". www.cosr.ro. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[:1-13] 1 2 Nazare, Daniel (October 10, 2024). "Irina Deleanu, atac din partea unui părinte după ce ar fi abuzat verbal și psihic mai multe gimnaste de lot național, inclusiv pe Annaliese Drăgan, care a fost prezentă la JO Paris 2024!" [Irina Deleanu, attack from a parent after she verbally and mentally abused several national team gymnasts, including Annaliese Dragan, who was present at the Paris 2024 Olympics!]. Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[14] "Annaliese Drăgan, locul 21 la individual compus la Europene" [Annaliese Drăgan, 21st place in individual all-around at the European Championships]. agerpres.ro (in Romanian). May 25, 2024.

[15] Dinu, Remus (August 8, 2024). "Annaliese Drăgan, debut de neuitat la Jocurile Olimpice, la gimnastică ritmică » Notele primite în cele patru rotații: „N-am mai simțit așa ceva"" [Annaliese Drăgan's unforgettable debut at the Olympic Games in rhythmic gymnastics - scores received for the four routines: "I have not felt anything like this"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[16] Nazare, Daniel (October 11, 2024). "Irina Deleanu, acuzată că a distrus trei sportive de top din gimnastică ritmică! Și-au încheiat prematur cariera și învinuiesc comportamentul șefei de federație: „Sănătatea trebuia să fie prioritizată"" [Irina Deleanu, accused of destroying three top sports in rhythmic gymnastics! They ended their careers prematurely and blame the behavior of the federation chief: “Health had to be prioritized.”]. Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[17] Nazare, Daniel (October 10, 2024). "rina Deleanu, reacție după scandalul din gimnastica ritmică dezvăluit de ProSport! „E fix invers: mama ei îmi trimitea mesaje în care spunea să-i zic că arată ca o vacă". Ce mesaj a avut fosta sportivă pentru Annaliese Drăgan înainte de startul Paris 2024" [Irina Deleanu, reaction after the scandal in rhythmic gymnastics revealed by ProSport! “It’s the other way around: her mother was sending me messages saying to tell her that she looks like a cow.” What message did the former athlete have for Annaliese Dragane before the start of Paris 2024]. Prosport (in Romanian). Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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