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1976 Montreal |
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1976 Montreal |
Uneven Bars |
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1976 Montreal |
Balance Beam |
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1978
Strasbourg |
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Teodora Ungureanu (born November 13, 1960 in Reşiţa, Romania) is a retired Romanian
gymnast
who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She
currently coaches U.S. Junior National Team member Sabrina Vega.
Ungureanu began gymnastics at the age of six. She trained in Bucharest until she was
twelve, when she joined the gymnastics school run by Béla
Károlyi and his wife Marta. 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 Nadia Comaneci. She
placed second to Comaneci 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.
Ungureau's final meet was the 1979 World University Games, where she finished
first in the all-around. Following her retirement, she married
Romanian gymnast Sorin Cepoi 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
America in 1993.
Currently, Ungureanu and her husband run Dynamic Gymnastics club
in Westchester, New York. She is also rated as an International
Gymnastics Official and serves as a judge at various competitions.
In 2001, she was inducted into the International
Gymnastics Hall of Fame. [1]
Teodora is not known to be related to the Romanian gymnast Corina
Ungureanu who competed in the late 1990s.
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