Aurelia Ciurea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Constanţa | 17 March 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Artistic Gymnastic, Aerobic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Farul Constana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aurelia Ciurea (born 17 March 1982) is a Romanian aerobic gymnast. [1]
Aurelia Ciurea started artistic gymnastics at the age of 4 in her hometown Constanta. She was part of the junior team, was competing for CSS 1 Farul Constanta and won many national titles in artistic gymnastics. She was part of the winning (team) title in the National Championship of Masters in 1994 and 1997, side by side with Simona Amanar. The last competition she participated in was the National Championship where she won 5 medals (2 gold: all-around, floor; 2 silver: beam and parallel bars; bronze in vault). Despite the fact that she was a very talented gymnast, she didn't made it to the 1996 Olympic team because at that time she was too young. She was considered for the 2000 Olympics, but she retired from gymnastics in 1998.
After her retirement from women's artistic gymnastics (WAG), Aurelia started with fitness and aerobics. In fitness, she won 3rd place at the National Championships in 1998. Aerobic gymnastics was at that time a relatively new "young" sport. Her first appearance, after only 6 months of training, was at the National Championships, where she got the bronze medal in individual women.
At the age of 17, Aurelia had been into a car accident, with severe trauma and fractures. The doctors emphasized that sport is out of the picture. However, Aurelia couldn't accept that news, especially since at the time the accident happened, she was preparing for an important competition that could have decided a spot on the national team in aerobics. After the recovery period, she returned to the gym determined to start over. She felt in her everyday practice, the disbelieve of the people surrounding her (coach, club, colleagues). However, she could always count on the care and support of her mother. Together, they made a plan to reshape her figure and regain the strength and mobility. After she turned 18, she was called to the national team for a test period. Aurelia worked very hard and remain on the national team until after the World Championships in 2004 (3 medals: 2 gold, 1 silver).
Her accomplishments in aerobic gymnastics are 5 medals in World Championship (4 gold and 1 silver) and 2 gold medals in European Championships. In 2003, gold in World Cup Series (Leipzig and Montlucon) and bronze at the World Cup Finals (Sank Petersburg). . [2]
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