- Cristina Elena Grigoraş
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Cristina Elena Grigoraş Country represented 
RomaniaBorn 11 February 1966 Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics Head coach(es) Adrian Goreac Assistant coach(es) Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma, Octavian Belu Former coach(es) Márta Károlyi, Béla Károlyi Eponymous skills Grigoraş (balance beam) Medal recordOlympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Team Silver 1980 Moscow Team European Championships Gold 1981 Madrid Vault Silver 1981 Madrid All around Silver 1981 Madrid Uneven bars Bronze 1981 Madrid Floor Cristina Elena Grigoraş (born 11 February 1966) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team (gold in 1984 and silver in 1980).[1] Individually, she won four medals (vault, all around, uneven bars and floor) at the 1981 European Championships. She is best known for a skill on the balance beam named after her: forward salto tucked with ½ twists (180°) take of from both legs.[2]
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Gymnastics career
Grigoraş trained at CSS Cetate Deva with Márta and Béla Károlyi until their defection to USA in 1981 and with coaches Adrian Goreac, Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma and Octavian Belu after 1981.[3][4]
1980 and the Olympic Games
Her senior debut in an international event was at the 1980 Italian-Romanian meet where she placed first with the team and second all-around. Her participation at the 1980 World Cup in Toronto brought her a bronze medal on vault.[3] She also placed fourth all around ahead of team mate Emilia Eberle, fifth on floor and eight on balance beam.[5][6] Together with Nadia Comăneci, Rodica Dunca, Emilia Eberle, Melita Ruhn and Dumitriţa Turner, Grigoraş was a member of the silver medaled team at the 1980 Olympics.[7] At these Olympic games she did not compete in any individual final event.[8][9]
1981
At the 1981 European Championships Madrid Spain, Cristina medaled in all events except the balance beam.[3] She won silver in the all around behind Maxi Gnauck,[10][11] gold on vault, silver on uneven bars, bronze on floor and she placed eight on beam.[12] Her results in the all around and the events finals were the highest among her team members.[11][12] In 1981 she also won the Champions All Trophy[13] and was a team member at the 1981 World Championships in Moscow. At these World Championships she placed fourth with the team and fifth in the all around and uneven bars events.[3] Once again her result in the all around was the highest among the Romanian team.[14]
1982-1984 and the Olympic Games
In 1982 Grigoraş did not compete at all.[3] She came back into the gymnastics events in 1983, but she was only an alternate in the team at the 1983 World Championships.[15] In 1984 she won several medals for all around at some minor international events.[3] In 1984 Grigoraş went with the team in Los Angeles to compete at the 1984 Olympic Games.[16] The other members of the team were Lavinia Agache, Laura Cutina, Simona Păucă, Mihaela Stănuleţ, and Ecaterina Szabo. She contributed to the team gold medal and she placed eight in the preliminaries of the all around event.[3]
Retirement
Her last event appears to be the 1985 Dutch Romanian meet.[3] After retirement Grigoraş went to Athens Greece to coach gymnastics.
References
- ^ "Cristina Grigoraş". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/cristina-elena-grigoras-1.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "FIG" 2009 Code of points - Women's Artistic Gymnastics, page 166
- ^ a b c d e f g h “Gymn-Forum” Cristina Grigoras
- ^ Jurnalul National (Romanian) Interview with Octavian Bellu, Marius Tucă, October 28, 2008
- ^ “Gymn-Forum” 1980 World Cup Women’s All around
- ^ "Gymn-Forum" 1980 World Cup Women’s Events Finals
- ^ “Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics” Team Competition
- ^ “Gymn Forum” 1980 Olympic Games, Women’s All around
- ^ “Gymn Forum” 1980 Olympic Games Women’s Events Finals
- ^ “Times” E. German Gymnast European Champion
- ^ a b "Gymn-Forum" 1981 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women's All Around
- ^ a b "Gymn Forum" 1981 European Championships Women's Events Finals
- ^ Gymn Forum Results 1981 Champions All
- ^ “Gymn-Forum” 1981 World Championship Women’s All Around
- ^ ”Gymnastics Greats” The Alternates
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics"
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team Competition Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- Romanian female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Romania
- Olympic silver medalists for Romania
- Olympic gold medalists for Romania
- European Champions in Gymnastics
- Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
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