Teodora Ungureanu

Teodora Ungureanu
Teodora Ungureanu
	Ungureanu in the 1970s
Personal information
Full name	Teodora Ungureanu
Born	13 November 1960 (age 64); Reșița, People's Republic of Romania
Height	150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Romania
Years on national team	1971–79 (ROM)
Gym	National Training Centre
Head coach(es)	Béla Károlyi
Assistant coach(es)	Márta Károlyi
Former coach(es)	Andrei Karekes
Retired	1979
Olympic Games
World Championships

Last updated February 28, 2025

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]

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

Year	Event	AA	VT	UB	BB
Junior
1971	Romanian Junior Championships
1972	Championships of the Republic
1972	Romanian Cup	5
1973	ITA-ROM Dual Meet
	Junior Friendship Tournament	8		4
	Romanian Junior Championships
	Schools Championships
Senior
1974	Junior Friendship Tournament	4
1974	Romanian Junior Championships
1975	Balkan Championships
	Championships of the Republic
	FRG-ROM Dual Meet
	Japan Junior Invitational
	Pre-Olympics		5	4
	Romanian Championships
	ROM-CAN Dual Meet
	ROM-ITA Dual Meet
	World Cup Final	6	4		6
1976	Calgary International
	CAN-ROM Dual Meet
	Champions All
	Chunichi Cup
	FRA-ROM Dual Meet
	FRG-ROM Dual Meet
	GBR-ROM Dual Meet
	NED-ROM Dual Meet
	Milan Grand Prix
	Milk Meet
	USA-ROM Dual Meet
	Romanian Championships
	Olympic Games	4
1977	Champions All
	ESP-ROM Dual Meet (Barcelona)
	ESP-ROM Dual Meet (Madrid)
	European Championships	4	8	7
	FRA-ROM Dual Meet
	International Championships of Romania
	Orleans International
	ROM-CAN Dual Meet
1978	Balkan Championships
	Coca-Cola International
	FRG-ROM Dual Meet
	Romanian Championships
	ROM-GBR Dual Meet
	World Championships
1979	Coupe de Geneve	6
	Hungarian International
	Romanian Championships
	Summer Universiade

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References

1 2 3 4 Teodora Ungureanu. sports-reference.com
1 2 3 4 5 Teodora Ungureanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
↑ "Teodora Ungureanu". ighof.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
↑ "Teodora Ungureanu (ROM)". Gymn Forum. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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[sr-1] 1 2 3 4 Teodora Ungureanu. sports-reference.com

[cosr-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Teodora Ungureanu. Romanian Olympic Committee

[3] "Teodora Ungureanu". ighof.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[4] "Teodora Ungureanu (ROM)". Gymn Forum. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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