Teodora Ungureanu

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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.[1]

Gymnastics career

Ungureanu began gymnastics at the age of nine.[1] 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.[2] Ungureanu's final meet was the 1979 World University Games, where she finished first in the all-around.[1]

Post retirement

Following her retirement, she married Romanian Olympic gymnast Sorin Cepoi[2] 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.[1] 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.[1]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1971 Romanian Junior Championships Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1
1972 Championships of the Republic Template:Gold1
Romanian Cup Template:Gold1 5
1973 ITA-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1
Junior Friendship Tournament Template:Bronze3 8 4 Template:Silver2
Romanian Junior Championships Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1
Schools Championships Template:Gold1
Senior
1974 Junior Friendship Tournament Template:Gold1 4 Template:Silver2 Template:Gold1
Romanian Junior Championships Template:Silver2
1975 Balkan Championships Template:Silver2
Championships of the Republic Template:Silver2
FRG-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
Japan Junior Invitational Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1
Pre-Olympics Template:Bronze3 5 4 Template:Silver2 Template:Bronze3
Romanian Championships Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Gold1
ROM-CAN Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
ROM-ITA Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
World Cup Final 6 4 6 Template:Silver2
1976 Calgary International Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1
CAN-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
Champions All Template:Gold1
Chunichi Cup Template:Silver2
FRA-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1
FRG-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
GBR-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
NED-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
Milan Grand Prix Template:Gold1
Milk Meet Template:Gold1
USA-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
Romanian Championships Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Gold1
Olympic Games Template:Silver2 4 Template:Silver2 Template:Bronze3
1977 Champions All Template:Gold1
ESP-ROM Dual Meet (Barcelona) Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
ESP-ROM Dual Meet (Madrid) Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
European Championships 4 8 7
FRA-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
International Championships of Romania Template:Silver2 Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2
Orleans International Template:Silver2
ROM-CAN Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
1978 Balkan Championships Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1 Template:Gold1
Coca-Cola International Template:Gold1
FRG-ROM Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
Romanian Championships Template:Silver2 Template:Silver2 Template:Bronze3
ROM-GBR Dual Meet Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2
World Championships Template:Silver2
1979 Coupe de Geneve 6
Hungarian International Template:Silver2
Romanian Championships Template:Gold1
Summer Universiade Template:Gold1 Template:Bronze3 Template:Silver2 Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2

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References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e Teodora Ungureanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sr
  3. ↑ "Teodora Ungureanu". ighof.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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