Teodora Ungureanu

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Teodora Ungureanu
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Ungureanu in the 1970s
Personal information
Full nameTeodora Ungureanu
Country representedFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Born (1960-11-13) 13 November 1960 (age 62)
Reșița, People's Republic of Romania [1]
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in) [1]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
Years on national team1971–79 (ROM)
GymNational Training Centre
Head coach(es) Béla Károlyi
Assistant coach(es) Márta Károlyi
Former coach(es)Andrei Karekes
Retired1979

Teodora Ungureanu (born 13 November 1960) is a Romanian former gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympic medalist (two silver and one bronze) and a world championships silver medalist. After retiring from gymnastics she has enjoyed a successful career as a gymnastics coach. [2]

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Gymnastics career

Ungureanu began gymnastics at the age of nine. [2] She trained in Bucharest until she was 12, when she joined the gymnastics school run by Béla Károlyi and his wife, Márta.

At her first Romanian National Championships, in 1971, she placed first in the all-around in the children's division. While Ungureanu was a skilled athlete, medalling at various World Cup and international events, she was frequently overshadowed by her more celebrated teammate and friend, Nadia Comăneci (who was born the day before Ungureanu's first birthday). She placed second to Comăneci at various events, including the Romanian Nationals. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, Ungureanu barely missed an all-around bronze, finishing fourth. She did win two individual medals in the event finals, a bronze on the balance beam and a silver on the uneven bars, and shared in the team's silver medal. [1] Ungureanu's final meet was the 1979 World University Games, where she finished first in the all-around. [2]

Post retirement

Following her retirement, she married Romanian Olympic gymnast Sorin Cepoi [1] and began working with the Troup Cornea travelling circus. She and her husband eventually moved to France, where they coached for eight years before going to the United States in 1993. [2] In 2001, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. [3] Currently, Ungureanu and her husband own Dynamic Gymnastics club in Westchester, New York. Ungureanu coached four-year national team member and 2011 world champion Sabrina Vega until 2012 at Dynamic Gymnastics. Ungureanu is also rated as an International Gymnastics Official and serves as a judge at various competitions. [2]

Competitive History

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1971Romanian Championships (Category III)Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
1972Championships of the Republic for Juniors (Category II)Gold medal icon.svg
Cup of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation (Category II)Gold medal icon.svg5
1973ITA-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svg
Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba)Bronze medal icon.svg84Silver medal icon.svg
Romanian Junior Championships (Category I)Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Schools Championships (Category I)Gold medal icon.svg
Senior
1974Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba)Gold medal icon.svg4Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Romanian Junior Championships (Category I)Silver medal icon.svg
1975Balkan ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
Championships of the RepublicSilver medal icon.svg
FRG-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Japan Junior InvitationalGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Pre-OlympicsBronze medal icon.svg54Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Romanian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
ROM-CAN Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
ROM-ITA Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
London World Cup Final 646Silver medal icon.svg
1976Calgary InternationalGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
CAN-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Champions AllGold medal icon.svg
Chunichi CupSilver medal icon.svg
FRA-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
FRG-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
GBR-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
NED-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Milan Grand PrixGold medal icon.svg
Milk MeetGold medal icon.svg
USA-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Romanian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Montreal Olympic Games Silver medal icon.svg4Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
1977Champions AllGold medal icon.svg
ESP-ROM Dual Meet (Barcelona)Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
ESP-ROM Dual Meet (Madrid)Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Prague European Championships 487
FRA-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
International Championships of RomaniaSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Orleans InternationalSilver medal icon.svg
ROM-CAN Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
1978Balkan ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Coca-Cola InternationalGold medal icon.svg
FRG-ROM Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Romanian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
ROM-GBR Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Strasbourg World Championships Silver medal icon.svg
1979Coupe de Geneve6
Hungarian InternationalSilver medal icon.svg
Romanian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Mexico City Summer Universiade Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg

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