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{{short description|American artistic gymnast}}
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{{Infobox gymnast
| name            = Dominique Moceanu
| image           = Dominique Moceanu WikiPortrait at SXSW 2024 from March 11, 2024.jpg
| caption         = Moceanu at [[SXSW|SXSW 2024]]
| image_size      = 200px
| full_name       = Dominique Helena Moceanu
| nicknames       =
| country         = {{GYM National Team|USA|WAG}}
| formercountry   = 
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1981|09|30}}
| birth_place     = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| discipline      = WAG
| natlteam        = 1992–2000, 2004–2006
| club            = LaFleur's <br> Károlyi's <br> Moceanu Gymnastics <br> [[Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy]]
| gym             = 
| headcoach       =  
| assistcoach     = 
| formercoach     = Jeff LaFleur <br> [[Béla Károlyi|Béla]] and [[Márta Károlyi]] <br> Luminița Miscenco <br> [[Mary Lee Tracy]] <br> [[Alexander Alexandrov (gymnastics coach)|Alexander Alexandrov]]
| choreographer   = Geza Pozar <br> [[Dominic Zito]]
| music           = 1996: "[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]"
| eponymousskills = 
| retired         = 2000; 2006
| show-medals     = yes
| medaltemplates  = {{MedalSport | Women's [[artistic gymnastics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 Sabae]]|[[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships#Women|Balance beam]]}}
{{MedalBronze|1995 Sabae|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1998 Goodwill Games|1998 New York City]]|All-around}} 
}}

'''Dominique Helena Moceanu''' ({{IPAc-en|m|oʊ|ˈ|tʃ|iː|ɑː|n|uː|}}, {{respell|moh|CHEE|ah|noo}}; {{IPA|ro|moˈtʃe̯anu|lang}}; born September 30, 1981) is an American former [[artistic gymnast]]. She was a member of the gold medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team, the "[[Magnificent Seven (gymnastics)|Magnificent Seven]]", at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]]. She won two medals at the [[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 World Championships]] and the all-around title at the [[1998 Goodwill Games]].

Moceanu trained under [[Marta Károlyi|Marta]] and [[Béla Károlyi]], and later Luminița Miscenco and [[Mary Lee Tracy]]. She earned her first national team berth at age 10 and represented the United States in various international competitions at the junior level. She was the all-around silver medalist at the [[1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Junior Pan American Championships]] and the 1994 junior national all-around champion. In 1995, at the age of 13, she became the youngest gymnast to win the senior all-around title at the [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. Championships]]. She was the youngest member of both the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic teams.

Moceanu's last major success in gymnastics was at the [[1998 Goodwill Games]], where she became the first American to win the all-around gold medal. Family problems, coaching changes, and injuries derailed her efforts to make the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], and she retired from the sport in 2000. Since then, she has worked as a coach, studied business management, and written a memoir, ''Off Balance''.

==Early life==
Moceanu was born in the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], California, on September 30, 1981,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/dmoceanu.pdf |title=Dominique Moceanu |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213033946/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/dmoceanu.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> to [[Romanian Americans]] Dumitru Moceanu (1954–2008)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barron |first1=David |title=Dimitry Moceanu, father of Olympic gold medalist |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/dimitry-moceanu-father-of-olympic-gold-medalist-1528552.php |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=May 21, 2025 |date=October 16, 2008}}</ref> and Camelia Moceanu ([[Married and maiden names|née]] Staicu; b. 1961).<ref name="stld"/> Both of her parents were gymnasts in [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-17/sports/25709920_1_jaycie-phelps-dominique-moceanu-dominique-dawes |title=Dominique Moceanu's Smile Is Real. She Loves To Perform. Gymnast Blends Skill, Personality |last=Pucin |first=Diane |date=August 17, 1995 |website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |access-date=May 7, 2017 |archive-date=April 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418174302/http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-17/sports/25709920_1_jaycie-phelps-dominique-moceanu-dominique-dawes |url-status=dead}}</ref> Both of her parents were ethnic [[Aromanians]], and Dominique speaks the [[Aromanian language]] fluently.<ref name="aro1">{{cite journal |url=https://farsharotu.org/community-news-17/ |title=Community News |journal=[[The Newsletter of the Society Farsharotu]] |volume=11 |issue=1 |year=1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/timisoara/povestea-aromanilor-din-banatul-timisean-de-unde-1915794.html |title=Povestea aromânilor din Banatul Timișean. De unde a venit acest "neam frate cu românii" |trans-title=The story of the Aromanians from the Timișoara Banat. Where did this "brotherly nation of the Romanians" come from? |access-date=May 19, 2025 |first=Ștefan |last=Both |newspaper=[[Adevărul]] |date=January 8, 2019 |language=ro |archive-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212185037/https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/timisoara/povestea-aromanilor-din-banatul-timisean-de-unde-1915794.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her parents emigrated from Romania to the United States in 1980.<ref name=":1"/><ref name="sister">{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/champion-gymnast-dominque-moceanus-secret-sister/story?id=16511330#.T9Pbi9VYv8E |title=Champion Gymnast's Hidden Life: Dominique Moceanu on Secret Sister |author=Lynn, Allison |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=June 8, 2012 |access-date=June 9, 2012 |archive-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241014023938/https://abcnews.go.com/US/champion-gymnast-dominque-moceanus-secret-sister/story?id=16511330#.T9Pbi9VYv8E |url-status=live }}</ref> She has two younger siblings, [[Jennifer Bricker]] (born 1987), who was born without legs and adopted shortly after birth by Gerald and Sharon Bricker; and Christina Moceanu Chapman (born 1989).<ref name="stld">{{Cite news |last=Billhartz Gregorian |first=Cynthia |title=Secret's out: Gymnast idol turns out to be woman's sister |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/secret-s-out-gymnast-idol-turns-out-to-be-woman-s-sister/article_d0df1ba4-6e8b-5a61-80f7-ed6b4e4f9aca.html |access-date=July 21, 2021 |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=June 12, 2012 |language=en |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721180700/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/secret-s-out-gymnast-idol-turns-out-to-be-woman-s-sister/article_d0df1ba4-6e8b-5a61-80f7-ed6b4e4f9aca.html |archive-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=13718000 |title=One gymnast's journey to find her Olympian sister |time=12:26 |time-caption=Christina's name shown at |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=2015 |access-date=July 10, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117182326/http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=13718000 |archive-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref> She began training as a gymnast at the age of three in [[Illinois]],<ref name=":1"/>  and at the age of ten, the family relocated to [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], in order for her to train with [[Béla Károlyi]] and [[Márta Károlyi]].<ref name="ig06">{{cite web |title=IG Online Interview: Dominique Moceanu (USA) |url=http://intlgymnast.com/interview/moceanu_dominique.html |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=May 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051017104429/http://intlgymnast.com/interview/moceanu_dominique.html |archive-date=October 17, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/17/sports/gymnastics-even-at-age-13-a-storybook-career-is-emerging.html |title=Even at Age 13, a Storybook Career Is Emerging |date=August 17, 1995 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-18-sp-6478-story.html |title=A Disappointed Moceanu Talks of Leaving Gymnastics |last=Pucin |first=Diane |date=August 18, 2000 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035 |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref>

== Gymnastics career ==
=== Early career ===
Less than a year after beginning to train with the Károlyis, Moceanu finished fifth in the all-around at the 1992 [[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title='92 U.S. Gymnastics Championships |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/nationals_artistic_1992.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=May 21, 2025 |pages=16 |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123081201/https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/nationals_artistic_1992.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> She was then selected for the junior national team at 10 years old.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":3" /> She won five medals, four gold and one silver, at the [[1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Junior Pan American Games]] as the youngest competitor of the event.<ref name=":1"/><ref name="cleveland">{{cite web |title=Moceanu, Dominique - Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.clevelandsportshall.com/moceanu-dominique/ |website=Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2025 |archive-date=April 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419120624/https://www.clevelandsportshall.com/moceanu-dominique/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She finished fourth in the [[floor exercise]] final at the [[1993 U.S. Olympic Festival]] after the crowd booed her score, leading the judges to increase it from 9.600 to 9.650.<ref>{{cite web |title=Miller wins three more golds; two 11-year-olds win hearts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-miller-wins-three-m/172867658/ |website=[[The Kansas City Star]] |access-date=May 21, 2025 |pages=48 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=August 2, 1993}}</ref> She became the junior national all-around champion in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=A spirited battle for women's crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-a-spirited-battle-for-w/172867949/ |website=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=May 21, 2025 |pages=37 |date=August 26, 1994 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

In 1995, Moceanu became the youngest gymnast ever to win the all-around title at the U.S. Championships at the age of 13.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/09/sports/gymnastics-miller-s-uneven-finish-opens-vault-for-others.html |title=Miller's Uneven Finish Opens Vault for Others |last=Pollack |first=Andrew |date=October 9, 1995 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819223847/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/09/sports/gymnastics-miller-s-uneven-finish-opens-vault-for-others.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="latimes"/> She was also the youngest member of the U.S. team at the [[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 World Championships]], helping the team win the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 World Championships: U.S. Women Earn Bronze, Berth in Olympic Games |url=https://usagym.org/1995-world-championships-u-s-women-earn-bronze-berth-in-olympic-games/ |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=May 22, 2025 |date=October 7, 1995 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625021459/https://usagym.org/1995-world-championships-u-s-women-earn-bronze-berth-in-olympic-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She finished fifth in the all-around and was the highest-placing American.<ref name="ig06" /> She won a silver medal in the [[balance beam]] final, tying with Ukraine's [[Lilia Podkopayeva]] with a score of 9.837.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. champion settles for silver |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-us-champion-settles-for-sil/172907803/ |website=The Record |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=May 22, 2025 |pages=61 |date=October 11, 1995 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Moceanu's national and international successes, combined with her bubbly attitude, earned her attention and a wide fan base both in and out of the gymnastics community in the lead up to the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name="latimes">{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Maryann |title=Moceanu Is Enchanting Gymnastics Champion |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-23-sp-37977-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 22, 2025 |date=August 23, 1995}}</ref> Before the Olympics, she was featured in ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'',<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/1996/05/annie-leibovitz-olympic-portfolio |title=Photos: The Olympic Physiques of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games |last=Leibovitz |date=May 9, 1996 |first=Annie |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=July 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713054525/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/1996/05/annie-leibovitz-olympic-portfolio |url-status=live }}</ref> and she wrote an autobiography, ''Dominique Moceanu: An American Champion'', with Steve Woodward.<ref>''Dominique Moceanu: An American Champion.'' Dominique Moceanu, as told to Steve Woodward. BT/Yearing, 1995, {{ISBN|0-613-07635-4}}.</ref> The book reached number seven on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.aish.com/sp/so/Who-Got-the-Better-Deal.html |title=Adopted Handicapped Girl Discovers her Idol is her Biological Sister |last=Rigler |first=Sara Yoheved |date=July 11, 2015 |newspaper=Aishcom |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409225743/http://www.aish.com/sp/so/Who-Got-the-Better-Deal.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 1996 Summer Olympics ===
Moceanu was expected to be a major medal contender at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], held in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name=":3" /> However, after the 1996 U.S. Championships, where she placed third in the all-around, she was diagnosed with a [[stress fracture]] in her right [[tibia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/07/16/unlucky-break-dims-the-magic-gymnastics-injury-fractures-the-spell-of-dominique-moceanus-choreographed-climb-to-olympic-fame/ |title=Unlucky break dims the magic: Injury fractures the spell of Dominique Moceanu's choreographed climb to Olympic fame |last=Markus |first=Don |date=July 16, 1996 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Her injury forced her to sit out the Olympic Trials,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/18/sports/olympics-top-gymnasts-seek-to-skip-olympic-trials.html |title=Top Gymnasts Seek to Skip Olympic Trials |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=June 18, 1996 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/06/26/gymnast-pursues-2nd-act/ |title=Gymnast Pursues 2nd Act |last=DeSimone |first=Bonnie |date=June 26, 1996 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510040658/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-26/sports/9606260044_1_dominique-moceanu-kerri-strug-john-roethlisberger |archive-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> but she was petitioned onto the team on the strength of her U.S. Championship scores.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/1996/trials/women.html |title=Star-Studded Women's Team Heads for Atlanta |date=June 30, 1996 |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971109033823/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/1996/trials/women.html |archive-date=November 9, 1997}}</ref>

At the Olympic Games, still struggling with her injury and sporting a heavily bandaged leg, Moceanu contributed to the team gold medal with performances good enough to qualify her for the event finals on the balance beam and floor exercise. However, she faltered in the last rotation of team optionals, falling on both [[Vault (gymnastics)|vaults]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/24/sports/atlanta-day-5-gymnastics-for-the-magnificent-seven-it-hurts-so-good.html |title=For the Magnificent Seven, It Hurts So Good |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=July 24, 1996 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214733/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/24/sports/atlanta-day-5-gymnastics-for-the-magnificent-seven-it-hurts-so-good.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her teammate [[Kerri Strug]] vaulted after her to clinch the gold for the United States, but injured her ankle in the process.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/51 |title=Kerri Strug fights off pain, helps U.S. win gold |last=Weinberg |first=Rick |date=July 19, 2004 |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629004458/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments%2F51 |url-status=live }}</ref> Moceanu took Strug's place in the all-around finals,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/25/sports/atlanta-day-6-gymnastics-from-shadows-strug-vaults-into-spotlight.html |title=From Shadows, Strug Vaults Into Spotlight |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=July 25, 1996 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816200818/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/25/sports/atlanta-day-6-gymnastics-from-shadows-strug-vaults-into-spotlight.html? |url-status=live }}</ref> but she made a mistake on the balance beam and placed ninth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/26/sports/atlanta-day-7-gymnastics-us-gymnasts-take-back-seat-in-all-around.html |title=U.S. Gymnasts Take Back Seat in All-Around |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=July 26, 1996 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815215938/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/26/sports/atlanta-day-7-gymnastics-us-gymnasts-take-back-seat-in-all-around.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the balance beam final, she fell when she missed a foot on a layout and hit her head on the balance beam. She finished the routine and went on to have a strong performance in the floor exercise finals later that day, finishing fourth.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |url=http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/1996/olympics/event2.html |title=The Road to Atlanta: Event Finals, Day 2 |date=1996 |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971109035234/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/1996/olympics/event2.html |archive-date=November 9, 1997}}</ref>

===Post-Olympics===
[[File:Dominique Moceanu.JPG|thumb|right|Moceanu in 2006]]
After the 1996 Olympics, Moceanu participated in professional gymnastics exhibitions, including a 34-city tour,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/08/23/gymnasts-face-tour-turmoil/ |title=Gymnasts Face Tour Turmoil |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=August 23, 1996 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> before returning to competition. With the retirement of the Károlyis, she began training with other coaches at Moceanu Gymnastics, a gym built and run by her family.<ref name="ig06" /><ref name="change"/> She placed ninth in the all-around at the 1997 U.S. Championships. Because of new [[Age requirements in gymnastics|age eligibily rules]] that prevented gymnasts younger than 16 from competing at international competitions, Moceanu was named to the six-person team for the [[1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1997 World Championships]].<ref name="change">{{cite news |title=Gymnast faces changes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight-gymnast-faces-changes/172909328/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |work=[[Redding Record Searchlight]] |date=October 19, 1997 |page=27 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Powell, Atler tie for all-around title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-powell-atler-t/172909463/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 17, 1997 |page=50 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> There, she led the mostly inexperienced U.S. team to a sixth-place finish.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/09/02/oth_214046.shtml#.V31-_a689Fk |title=Russia leads in World Gymnastics Championships |date=September 2, 1997 |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820125932/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/09/02/oth_214046.shtml#.V31-_a689Fk |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also qualified for the individual all-around final, finishing 14th.<ref name="change"/>

In 1998, she began working with a new coach, Luminiţa Miscenco,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/16/sports/plus-gymnastics-us-championships-moceanu-switches-coaches.html |title=Moceanu Switches Coaches |date=January 16, 1999 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527102612/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/16/sports/plus-gymnastics-us-championships-moceanu-switches-coaches.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> and she adjusted to a significant growth spurt.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/20/sports/goodwill-games-older-wiser-moceanu-finds-the-right-balance.html |title=Older, Wiser Moceanu Finds the Right Balance |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=July 20, 1998 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20126703,00.html |title=Growing Pains |last=Lambert |first=Pam |date=November 9, 1998 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823150326/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20126703,00.html }}</ref> At the [[1998 Goodwill Games]], she became the first non-Russian to win the all-around title. In doing so, she defeated the reigning World all-around champion, [[Svetlana Khorkina]], and the World silver and bronze medalists, [[Simona Amânar]] and [[Yelena Produnova]]. She outscored the second-place finisher, [[Maria Olaru]], by 0.687 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Moceanu Claims Goodwill Games Gold |url=https://usagym.org/moceanu-claims-goodwill-games-gold/ |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=July 19, 1998}}</ref> Later that year, she won the bronze medal in the all-around at the U.S. Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maloney Wins All-Around Title at John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships |url=https://usagym.org/maloney-wins-all-around-title-at-john-hancock-u-s-gymnastics-championships/ |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=May 23, 2025 |date=August 22, 1998 |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415003614/https://usagym.org/maloney-wins-all-around-title-at-john-hancock-u-s-gymnastics-championships/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two years later, training with Mary Lee Tracy at [[Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy]], Moceanu placed eighth in the all-around at the 2000 U.S. Championships. She qualified for the Olympic Trials, but she withdrew due to knee injury.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/18/sports/olympics-injured-moceanu-forced-out-of-competition.html |title=Injured Moceanu Forced Out of Competition |last=Roberts |first=Selena |date=August 18, 2000 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006023239/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/18/sports/olympics-injured-moceanu-forced-out-of-competition.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/moceanu-withdraws-from-trials/ |title=Moceanu Withdraws From Trials |date=August 16, 2000 |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819220758/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/moceanu-withdraws-from-trials/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/news/2000/aug17-moceanu.html |title=Dominique Moceanu Press Conference |date=August 17, 2000 |publisher=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018205014/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/news/2000/aug17-moceanu.html |archive-date=October 18, 2000}}</ref> In the fall of 2000, Moceanu participated in a post-Olympics national exhibition tour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4596241-1.html |title=After Success in 1996, Gymnastics Tour Looks for Even Bigger Results |last=Burnside |first=Mary Wade |date=September 25, 2000 |website=[[Amusement Business]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109154922/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4596241-1.html |archive-date=November 9, 2007}}</ref> She also participated in the post-Olympics Rock N' Roll Gymnastics Championship Tour in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/2004/08/31/rock-n-roll-gymnastics-championship-tour/ |title=Rock 'N' Roll Gymnastics Championship Tour |date=August 31, 2004 |website=[[Hartford Courant]] |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref>

After a five-year hiatus from elite gymnastics, Moceanu announced in 2005 that she was returning.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2005-07-19-moceanu-gymnastics-comeback_x.htm |title=Moceanu vaults back after five-year break |last=Kushlis |first=Jennifer |date=July 19, 2005 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=March 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318034538/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2005-07-19-moceanu-gymnastics-comeback_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> An injury kept her from competing that year,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1161&prog=h |title=1996 Olympic Gold Medallist Dominique Moceanu Withdraws From U.S. Classic |date=July 19, 2005 |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806093151/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1161&prog=h |url-status=dead}}</ref> but she continued to train on the floor exercise and the vault,<ref name="ig06" /> and in the summer of 2006, she was invited to attend the [[USA Gymnastics]] national team training camp.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060817005217/en/Dominique-Moceanu-Blocked-Competing-U.S.-National-Championships |title=Dominique Moceanu Blocked from Competing at U.S. National Championships |date=August 16, 2006 |website=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814180409/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060817005217/en/Dominique-Moceanu-Blocked-Competing-U.S.-National-Championships |url-status=live }}</ref> Moceanu competed at the 2006 U.S. Classic, where she successfully performed a full-twisting [[Tsukahara vault]]. On the floor exercise, however, she went out of bounds on one tumbling pass and fell on another, posting one of the lowest scores of the meet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_06classic.pdf |title=2006 U.S. Classic: Senior International Results |date=July 30, 2006 |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911222819/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_06classic.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result, she did not qualify to the 2006 U.S. Championships.<ref name=":13" /> She stated that USA Gymnastics officials had told her she would qualify if she attended the national training camp and competed at least one event at the U.S. Classic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidegymnastics.com/#!Dominique-Moceanu-%25E2%2580%259COur-team-victory-paved-the-way%25E2%2580%259D/cd9n/56d4b0420cf2bc6add1328c3 |title=Dominique Moceanu: 'Our team victory paved the way' |last=Johnson |first=Anna Rose |date=February 29, 2016 |website=[[Inside Gymnastics]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415132843/http://www.insidegymnastics.com/#!Dominique-Moceanu-%25E2%2580%259COur-team-victory-paved-the-way%25E2%2580%259D/cd9n/56d4b0420cf2bc6add1328c3 |url-status=live }}</ref> But after the U.S. Classic, she was told that she had needed a combined score on two events of 28.0 or higher to qualify, and her combined score on vault and floor was 27.1.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Moceanu-denied-entry-into-nationals-1868074.php |title=Moceanu denied entry into nationals |last=Barron |first=David |date=August 11, 2006 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124518/http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Moceanu-denied-entry-into-nationals-1868074.php |url-status=live }}</ref> She appealed the decision, but it was upheld.<ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/news/2006/aug.html |title=Moceanu Grievance Denied |date=August 10, 2006 |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027051929/http://www.intlgymnast.com/news/2006/aug.html |archive-date=October 27, 2006}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:She_Looks_Like_Me_Crew_WikiPortrait_at_SXSW_2024_from_March_11,_2024.jpg|thumb|"She Looks Like Me" cast and crew at SXSW 2024 (Torquil Jones, Jen Bricker–Bauer, and Dominique Moceanu)]]
On October 27, 1998, Moceanu was [[Emancipation of minors|emancipated]] by a [[Houston]] court, eleven months prior to her 18th birthday. Moceanu had reportedly [[Runaway (dependent)|run away]] from home earlier that month, on October 17, and filed for emancipation on October 19. She accused her parents of abuse and exploitation, and alleged they had used US$4,000,000 of her earnings to build a 70,000 square foot gymnastic training center in [[Spring, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nissimov |first=Ron |title=Gymnast is Rebel Tennager, not a Victim, her mom says |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-10-24-9810240283-story.html |access-date=August 3, 2021 |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=October 24, 1998 |language=en-US |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428230040/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/10/24/gymnast-is-rebel-teenager-not-a-victim-her-mom-says/ |archive-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/10/22/gymnast-17-sues-to-become-legal-adult-moceanu-says-parents-took-money-childhood/ |title=Gymnast, 17, sues to become legal adult |date=October 22, 1998 |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |via=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911031219/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-10-22/sports/1998295144_1_moceanu-parents-dominique |archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/22/sports/gymnastics-moceanu-sues-saying-parents-squandered-her-earnings.html |title=Moceanu Sues, Saying Parents Squandered Her Earnings |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=October 22, 1998 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710180320/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/22/sports/gymnastics-moceanu-sues-saying-parents-squandered-her-earnings.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Chicago">{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/10/22/childhood-lost-olympic-gymnast-sues-parents/ |title=Childhood Lost: Olympic Gymnast Sues Parents |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=October 22, 1998 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Moceanu's parents ultimately decided not to fight her in court and she was given control over her future earnings and allowed to live independently, though her father remained in charge of her trust.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/01/sports/gymnastics-gymnast-moceanu-gets-order-of-protection-against-father.html |title=Gymnast Moceanu Gets Order of Protection Against Father |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=December 1, 1998 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> The family ultimately settled her past earning privately.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barron |first=David |date=October 16, 2008 |title=Dimitry Moceanu, father of Olympic gold medalist |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/Dimitry-Moceanu-father-of-Olympic-gold-medalist-1528552.php |access-date=August 3, 2021 |website=Chron |language=en-US |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803193347/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/Dimitry-Moceanu-father-of-Olympic-gold-medalist-1528552.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite her father's claim that the family gym was a financial success, it permanently closed in February 1999, less than two years after it opened. She eventually reconciled with her father, with him walking her down the aisle at her wedding in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/gymnastics/2004-07-29-moceanu_x.htm |title=Taller, happier Moceanu reflects on life after '96 gold |last=D'Alessio |first=Jeff |date=July 29, 2004 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006040601/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/gymnastics/2004-07-29-moceanu_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ig06" />

Moceanu is married to Dr. Michael Canales, a [[podiatrist]] and collegiate gymnast. The two wed on November 4, 2006, in Houston, in a [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]] ceremony attended by fellow gymnasts [[Paul Hamm]], [[Morgan Hamm]], [[Bart Conner]], and [[Nadia Comăneci]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haederle |first=Michael |title=Gymnast Dominique Moceanu Gets Married |url=https://people.com/celebrity/gymnast-dominique-moceanu-gets-married/ |access-date=August 3, 2021 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |date=November 5, 2006 |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803193347/https://people.com/celebrity/gymnast-dominique-moceanu-gets-married/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They first met in 1994, when Moceanu was 12 years old. Together, they have three children, born in 2007, 2009 and 2022.<ref name="People_20090314">{{cite journal |last=Dyball |first=Rennie |title=Olympic Gymnast Dominique Moceanu Welcomes Baby No. 2 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20265750,00.html |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=March 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317145813/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20265750,00.html |archive-date=March 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref> Their second child and only son, Vincent, is reportedly interested in pursuing a career in gymnastics, appearing on ''[[American Ninja Warrior Junior]]'' in 2020, and voiced hope to compete at the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scalzo |first1=Joe |title=Dominique Moceanu was a gymnastics prodigy. She's training her son differently. |url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/sports-recreation/dominique-moceanu-preaches-patience-young-gymnasts |website=Crain's Cleveland Business |access-date=May 20, 2025 |date=December 7, 2023}}</ref>

Moceanu attended [[Northland Christian School]] and graduated from [[John Carroll University]], earning a degree in business management in 2009.<ref name="Chicago"/><ref name="usaghof">{{cite web |title=USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Inductee Dominique Moceanu |url=https://usagym.org/halloffame/inductee/moceanu-dominique/ |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=May 19, 2025 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114105826/https://usagym.org/halloffame/inductee/moceanu-dominique/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
After coaching part-time at Gymnastics World in [[Broadview Heights, Ohio]],<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/olympic_gymnastics_champ_now_c.html |title=Olympic gymnastics champ Dominique Moceanu now coaches in Broadview Heights |last=Galbincea |first=Pat |date=March 9, 2011 |website=Cleveland Plain Dealer |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> she runs the Dominique Moceanu Gymnastics Center in [[Medina, Ohio]], where her son Vincent Canales also trains.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Michael |last2=Perez |first2=Christina |title=The 1996 Olympic Gymnastics Team: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/1996-women-olympic-gymnastics-team-dominique-moceanu-kerri-strug |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=May 20, 2025 |date=July 22, 2024 |archive-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107093629/http://www.vogue.com/13462257/1996-women-olympic-gymnastics-team-dominique-moceanu-kerri-strug/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Memoir and sister ===
In her memoir ''Off Balance'', Moceanu had discovered she has a younger sister, [[Jennifer Bricker]], who was born without legs and was given up for adoption at the hospital at birth.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/champion-gymnast-dominque-moceanus-secret-sister/story?id=16511330 |title=Champion Gymnast's Hidden Life: Dominique Moceanu on Secret Sister |last=Lynn |first=Alison |date=June 11, 2012 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241014023938/https://abcnews.go.com/US/champion-gymnast-dominque-moceanus-secret-sister/story?id=16511330 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201511/tale-two-sisters |title=A Tale of Two Sisters |last=Segal |first=Nancy L. |author-link=Nancy Segal |date=November 3, 2015 |website=[[Psychology Today]] |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Bricker is an [[Acrobatics|acrobat]] and [[aerialist]] who idolized Moceanu before finding out they were sisters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/book-excerpt-dominique-moceanus-off-balance/story?id=16518568 |title=Book Excerpt: Dominique Moceanu's 'Off Balance' |date=June 11, 2012 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726121123/http://abcnews.go.com/US/book-excerpt-dominique-moceanus-off-balance/story?id=16518568 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/06/20/gold-medal-winner-dominique-moceanu-memoir-off-balance-traces-career-fear-and-pain-and-sheds-light-world-elite-gymnastics/FMQ1ADUwaYazUADSzxX8FO/story.html |title='Off Balance' sheds light on world of elite gymnastics |last=Dyball |first=Rennie |date=June 20, 2012 |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=July 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817030818/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/06/20/gold-medal-winner-dominique-moceanu-memoir-off-balance-traces-career-fear-and-pain-and-sheds-light-world-elite-gymnastics/FMQ1ADUwaYazUADSzxX8FO/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04kt3vf |title=The Secret Link Between Two Gymnasts, Outlook |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> The documentaries ''Eva Longoria's Versus: Romanian Roots''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jen Bricker: Romanian Roots |date=September 26, 2015 |url=https://jenbricker.com/espn-film-eva-longorias-versus-romanian-roots/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213160719/https://jenbricker.com/espn-film-eva-longorias-versus-romanian-roots/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (a spinoff of [[30 for 30|ESPN's ''30 for 30'']]) and ''She Looks Like Me'' from director Torquil Jones tells the story of the two discovering their connection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=She Looks Like Me |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/films/2196940 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=SXSW 2024 Schedule |language=en |archive-date=April 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429151307/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/films/2196940 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adlakha |first=Siddhant |date=2024-03-18 |title='She Looks Like Me' Review: Family Secrets and Public Scandals Brush Shoulders in a Scattered Documentary |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/she-looks-like-me-review-documentary-1235945285/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831172533/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/she-looks-like-me-review-documentary-1235945285/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In ''Off Balance'', Moceanu also alleged that Béla and Marta Károlyi were abusive and manipulative when she trained under them.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-23-sp-karolyi23-story.html |title=Moceanu accuses Karolyis of abuse |last=Pucin |first=Diane |date=July 23, 2008 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035 |access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Moceanu, [[Jamie Dantzscher]], and [[Jessica Howard]] testified at a [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] hearing on March 28, 2017, about the [[USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-usa-gymnasts-address-senators-at-hearing-on-young-athletes-and-abuse/ |title=Olympic stars testify to Congress about sex abuse at USA Gymnastics program |access-date=May 20, 2025 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=March 28, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021011507/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-usa-gymnasts-address-senators-at-hearing-on-young-athletes-and-abuse/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nytimessenate">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/sports/facing-congress-some-sports-officials-not-all-begin-to-confront-sex-abuse.html |title=Facing Congress, Some Sports Officials (Not All) Begin to Confront Sexual Abuse |access-date=May 20, 2025 |first=Juliet |last=Macur |date=March 29, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012710/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/sports/facing-congress-some-sports-officials-not-all-begin-to-confront-sex-abuse.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moceanu shared that she had not been sexually assaulted by [[Larry Nassar]] but explained how the Károlyis created a culture of abuse and fear.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominique Moceanu Testimony |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/03-28-17%20Moceanu%20Testimony.pdf |website=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |access-date=June 21, 2025 |date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>

==Competitive history==
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"
|+Competitive history of Dominique Moceanu at the junior level<ref name=":1" />
|-
! scope="col" align=center|Year
! scope="col" align=center|Event
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|UB|Uneven bars}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Balance beam}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| align="left" |American Classic|| || 7 || || || ||
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1992
| align="left" |[[U.S. Classic]]|| || 10 || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[USA Gymnastics National Championships|U.S. Championships]]||  || 5 ||  ||  ||  ||
|-bgcolor=#F5F6CE
|align=left|[[1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Junior Pan American Championships]]|| {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} ||  || {{gold1}}
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1993
| align="left" |American Classic|| || 10 || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Classic]]||  || 8 ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
|align=left|U.S. Championships||  || 7 ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1994
| align="left" |American Classic|| || 4 || || || ||
|-
|align=left|U.S. Championships||  || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{bronze3}} || {{bronze3}} || {{gold1}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"
|+Competitive history of Dominique Moceanu at the senior level<ref name=":1" />
|-
! scope="col" align=center|Year
! scope="col" align=center|Event
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Team|Team event}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|AA|All-around}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|VT|Vault}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|UB|Uneven bars}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Balance beam}}
! scope="col" style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|FX|Floor exercise}}
|-
! rowspan="4" scope="row" | 1995
| align="left" |American Classic|| || {{silver2}} || {{gold1}} || || {{bronze3}} || {{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|U.S. Championships||  || {{gold1}} || {{bronze3}} || 6 || 5 || {{silver2}}
|-
|align=left|World Team Trials||  || {{gold1}} ||  ||  ||  ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF 
|align=left | [[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{bronze3}} || 5 ||  ||  || {{silver2}} || 7
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1996
| align="left" |U.S. Championships|| || {{bronze3}} || || || ||
|- bgcolor="98FB98"
| align="left" | [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|| {{gold1}}|| 9|| || || 6|| 4
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1997
| align="left" |U.S. Championships|| || 9 || || || ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF 
|align=left | [[1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || 6 || 14 ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1998
| align="left" |[[Gymnastics at the 1998 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]|| || {{gold1}} || || || ||
|-
|align=left|U.S. Championships||  || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} ||  || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2000
| align="left" |U.S. Classic|| || 6 || || || ||
|-
|align=left|U.S. Championships||  || 8 ||  ||  ||  ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{FIG|bio=24428|lic=295|name=Dominique Moceanu}}
* [https://members.usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/m/dmoceanu.pdf Dominique Moceanu] at [[USA Gymnastics]]
* {{Olympics.com|dominique-moceanu}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1073168075 Off Balance: A Memoir] - Dominique Moceanu with Paul & Teri Williams, 2012, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, {{ISBN|978-1-4516-0865-6}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991001192500/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/9313/ |date=mdy |title=AAA Dominique Moceanu: America's Dream}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508191304/http://www.moceanugymnastics.com/ |date=mdy |title=MoceanuGymnastics.com}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625160801/http://www.dominique-moceanu.com/ |date=mdy |title=Official website}}

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