Aurelia Dobre

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Aurelia Dobre
Aurelia Dobre 1988.jpg
Dobre in 1988
Personal information
Full nameAurelia Dobre
Nickname(s)Aurie
Born (1972-11-16) 16 November 1972 (age 52)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse
Boz Mofid
(m. 1992)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
GymDeva National Training Center
Head coach(es)Adrian Goreac
Retired1989
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam Balance Beam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam Vault
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Rotterdam Floor Exercise

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 perfect 10s at these championships.

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Dobre was also a member of the silver medal-winning Romanian teams at the 1988 Summer Olympics [1] and the 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

For years, Dobre was thought to be the youngest world all-around champion ever, having won her title at the age of 14 years and 352 days, until it was found that Olga Bicherova's age had been falsified at the 1981 World Championships, [2] and that Bicherova had been 13 when she won her title.

She has 4 sons by the name of Darius Dobre, Cyrus Dobre, and the twins Lucas and Marcus Dobre.

Post-retirement

She received an award at the Romanian Gymnastics Federation's 100-year anniversary celebration [3] and was formally recognised as one of the Romanian gymnasts to have scored a perfect 10. [4] In May 2016, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. [5]

In 1991, Dobre moved to the United States and in 1992 married Iranian gymnastics coach Boz Mofid. They have four sons who are YouTube personalities: Cyrus, Darius, and twins Lucas and Marcus. Dobre was a choreographer and dance coach at the Dobre Gymnastics Academy in Maryland until 2020, when she decided to retire and close the gym. [5] [6] [7]

Competition History

YearEventAATeam VT UB BB FX
Junior
1982Bucharest v. MoscowGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
1983City of Popes Junior International8
Dynamo SpartakiadeGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Junior Balkan ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior ROM-GDR Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
ROM Championships (Category II)Bronze medal icon.svg
1984DruzhbaSilver medal icon.svg6
Moscow News457
Riga International4755
Avignon International4
Junior Romanian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Romanian CupGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
1985DruzhbaSilver medal icon.svg11Bronze medal icon.svg
Junior Balkan ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Avignon InternationalSilver medal icon.svg
International Junior ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Senior
1986Avignon InternationalGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Junior European ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior FRA-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Romanian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
ROM-CSSR Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
1987Dynamo SpartakiadeGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Romanian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
World Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Chunichi Cup6448
Tokyo CupSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
1988DTB Cup6666
Olympic Games Silver medal icon.svg27
Chunichi Cup6448
Tokyo CupSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
1989Rome Grand PrixBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
World Championships Silver medal icon.svg
1991World Professional Championships7

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aurelia Dobre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. FIG Clears Chinese Champions. International Gymnast Magazine (1 October 2008)
  3. UN SECOL DE AUR. prosport.ro (16 September 2006)
  4. Romanian Gymnastics celebrated at Presidential Palace. romanian-gymnastics.com (16 September 2006)
  5. 1 2 Aurelia Dobre. ighof.com
  6. AURELIA DOBRE. romanian-gymnastics.com
  7. Meyers, Dvora (21 July 2017). "Popular Twin Vloggers Are The Sons Of Former Romanian World Champion Gymnast". Deadspin . Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. "Gymn Forum: Aurelia Dobre Biography".