Cristina Nedelcu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Cristina Simona Nedelcu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bucharest | 28 February 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Bucharest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Bucharest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Aerobic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Farul Constanţa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Maria Fumea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Claudiu Varlam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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